ethmoid
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ethmoid /ˈɛθmɔɪd/
▶noun Anatomy a square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.
– derivatives
ethmoidal adjective.
ethmoidal adjective.
– origin C18: from Gk ēthmoeidēs, from ēthmos ‘a sieve’.
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