{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. [1913 Webster]
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Ethmoid bone — Bone: Ethmoid bone Cranial bones … Wikipedia
Ethmoid bone — An irregularly shaped bone that provides the floor of the front part of the skull and the roof of the nose. The ethmoid bone consists of two masses of thin plates enclosing air cells and looks like a sieve. The word ethmoid comes from two Greek… … Medical dictionary
ethmoid bone — noun 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 • Syn: ↑ethmoid • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os • Part Holonyms: ↑cranium, ↑braincase, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ethmoid bone — a bone in the floor of the cranium that contributes to the nasal cavity and orbits. The part of the ethmoid forming the roof of the nasal cavity – the cribriform plate – is pierced with many small holes through which the olfactory nerves pass.… … The new mediacal dictionary
ethmoid bone — noun The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose … Wiktionary
Orbital lamina of ethmoid bone — Ethmoid bone from the right side. (Lamina papyracea visible at center left.) … Wikipedia
Uncinate process of ethmoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Uncinate process of ethmoid bone Latin = processus uncinatus ossis ethmoidalis GraySubject = 36 GrayPage = 155 Caption = Lateral wall of nasal cavity, showing ethmoid bone in position.(Unciate process of ethmoid labeled at… … Wikipedia
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone — Infobox Bone Name = Perpendicular plate of ethmoid bone Latin = lamina perpendicularis ossis ethmoidalis GraySubject = 36 GrayPage = 154 Caption = Perpendicular plate of ethmoid. Shown by removing the right labyrinth. Caption2 = Ethmoid bone from … Wikipedia
Ethmoid sinus — Bone: Ethmoid sinus Paranasal sinuses … Wikipedia
Ethmoid — 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. [1913 Webster] {Ethmoid bone} (Anat.), a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
