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ethmoid

eth·moid

UK/ˈɛθ.mɔɪd/ uncommon

noun

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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

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Borrowing from French ethmoïde, from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer, perforated”), from ἠθμός (ēthmós, “strainer, sieve”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

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