Ethmoid
[eth-moid] /ˈɛθ mɔɪd/ Anatomy
adjective
1.
Also, ethmoidal. of or relating to a bone at the base of the cranium and the root of the nose, containing numerous perforations for the filaments of the olfactory nerve.
noun
2.
the ethmoid bone.
/ˈɛθmɔɪd/
adjective
1.
denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity
noun
2.
the ethmoid bone
ethmoid eth·moid (ěth’moid’) or eth·moi·dal (ěth-moid’l)
adj.
Resembling a sieve. n.
The ethmoid bone.
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