ethmoid

Alternative forms

• ethmoidal

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)

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

Noun

ethmoid (plural ethmoids)

1. The ethmoid bone.

Further reading

• ethmoid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ethmoid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• ethmoid at OneLook Dictionary Search