etmoide

See also: etmóide

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).

Noun

etmoide m (plural etmoides)

  1. (anatomy) the ethmoid bone

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”), from ἠθμός (ēthmós, “a strainer, colander, sieve”), from ἤθειν (ḗthein, “to sift, strain”).

Noun

etmoide m (plural etmoidi)

  1. (anatomy) ethmoid

Synonyms

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).

Noun

etmoide m (plural etmoides)

  1. (anatomy) ethmoid bone

Hypernyms

Holonyms

Coordinate terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).

Noun

etmoide m (plural etmoides)

  1. (anatomy) ethmoid bone

Further reading

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