Definitions for ethmoid

ethmoid eth·moid

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IPA: /ˈɛθ mɔɪd/

Ethmoid is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 169 anagrams from letters in ethmoid (dehimot).

Definitions for ethmoid

noun

  1. the ethmoid bone.

adjective

  1. Also, ethmoidal. of or relating to a bone at the base of the cranium and the root of the nose, containing numerous perforations for the filaments of the olfactory nerve.

Origin of ethmoid

1735-45; Greek ēthmoeidḗs sievelike; see -oid

Examples for ethmoid

It not uncommonly ceases to secrete after the ethmoid has been cleared.

The needle had not entered the brain, but the ethmoid was very much injured.

The ethmoid region, if diseased, is next treated (see p. 615).

The ethmoid is large and completely ossified; the margins are smooth.

The vomers are moderately large and are in contact anteriorly with the premaxillaries and posteriorly with the ethmoid.

The premaxillaries, vomer, and nasals do not belong to the cranial scheme; they are covering bones connected with the ethmoid.

The moderate-sized nasals are separated medially and in broad contact with the ethmoid posteriorly.

In most types however it becomes more closely united with the ethmoid region and the accessory parts belonging to it.

The ethmoid should be attended to in all cases of suppuration in the frontal sinus.

The ethmoid is fully ossified, but does not extend anteriorly between the nasals.

Word Value for ethmoid
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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