Definitions for: Ethmoid

[n] one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity

Webster (1913) Definition: Eth"moid, Ethmoidal Eth*moid"al, a. [Gr. ? like a
sieve; ? sieve + ? from: cf. F. ethmo["i]de, ethmo["i]dal.]
(Anat.)
(a) Like a sieve; cribriform.
(b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.

Ethmoid bone (Anat.), a bone of complicated structure
through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium
and over which they are largely distributed.

Eth"moidn. (Anat.)
The ethmoid bone.

Synonyms: ethmoid bone

See Also: bone, braincase, brainpan, cranium, os

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