ethmoid
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”), from ἠθμός (ēthmós, “a strainer, colander, sieve”), from ἤθειν (ḗthein, “to sift, strain”).
Adjective
ethmoid (comparative more ethmoid, superlative most ethmoid)
- Resembling a sieve.
- Relating to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.
Derived terms
Further reading
- ethmoid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- ethmoid in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- ethmoid at OneLook Dictionary Search
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