ethmoid

English

Alternative forms

• ethmoidal

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)

1. Resembling a sieve.
2. Relating to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.

Derived terms

• ectethmoid
• ethmoidal
• ethmoid bone
• ethmoid sinus

Noun

ethmoid (plural ethmoids)

1. The ethmoid bone.

Further reading

• “ethmoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “ethmoid”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “ethmoid”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.