Synonyms for ethmoid

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ethmoidal · sievelike

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Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of or pertaining to the ethmoid bone.

2. n. 1

   A light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.

Related words

Phrases

ethmoid bone

Forms

Plural

ethmoids

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ethmoidal, sievelike