ethmoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    ethmoid bone.

WordNet


Eth"moid, Eth*moid"al adjective (Also<
  • Ethmoid
  • Ethmoidal
)
Etymology
Gr. like a sieve; sieve + from: cf. F. ethmoïde, ethmoïdal.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.
Eth"moid noun
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) The ethmoid bone.

Webster 1913