ethmoid
English
/ˈɛθ.mɔɪd/
noun
Definitions
- (anatomy) A square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.
Etymology
Derived from French ethmoïde derived from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (like a strainer sieve, perforated, like a strainer), ἠθμός (strainer, colander, sieve).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἠθμός
Gloss
strainer, colander, sieve
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aliethmoidal English
- basiethmoid English
- cribroethmoid English
- ectethmoid English
- ethmoidal English
- ethmoidectomy English
- ethmoiditis English
- ethmoidofrontal English
- frontal English
- frontoethmoidal English
- frontoethmoidectomy English
- mesethmoid English
- parethmoid English
- sphenethmoid English
- subethmoidal English
- supraethmoid English
- transethmoidal English
- etmoide Italian
- ethmoïdal French
- ethmoïde French
- etmoide Spanish, Castilian
- ἠθμοειδής Ancient Greek
- ἠθμός Ancient Greek
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- etmoide Portuguese
- etmoide Galician