First Known Use: 1842
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ethmoid
noun eth·moid \ˈeth-ˌmȯid\
Definition of ETHMOID
: a light spongy cubical bone forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits
— ethmoid \same\ or eth·moi·dal \(ˌ)eth-ˈmȯi-dəl\ adjective
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Origin of ETHMOID
French ethmoïde, from Greek ēthmoeidēs, literally, like a strainer, from ēthmos strainer
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