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Ethmoid bone — Bone: Ethmoid bone Cranial bones … Wikipedia
Ethmoid sinus — Bone: Ethmoid sinus Paranasal sinuses … Wikipedia
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Ethmoid bone — Ethmoid Eth moid, Ethmoidal Eth*moid al, a. [Gr. ? like a sieve; ? sieve + ? from: cf. F. ethmo[ i]de, ethmo[ i]dal.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Ethmoid bone}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ethmoid — Eth moid, Ethmoidal Eth*moid al, a. [Gr. ? like a sieve; ? sieve + ? from: cf. F. ethmo[ i]de, ethmo[ i]dal.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. [1913 Webster] {Ethmoid bone} (Anat.), a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ethmoid hematoma — is a progressive and locally destructive disease of horses. It is indicated by a mass in the paranasal sinuses, that resembles a tumor but is not neoplastic by any means. The origins and causes of the ethmoid hematoma are generally unknown. Large … Wikipedia
ethmoid — [eth′moid΄] adj. [Gr ēthmoeidēs < ēthmos, strainer, sieve (< ēthein, to strain < IE base * sē(i) ) + eidos, OID] designating or of the perforated bone or bones that form part of the septum and walls of the nasal cavity: the olfactory… … English World dictionary
Ethmoid — Eth moid . (Anat.) The ethmoid bone. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ethmoid sinus — also ethmoidal sinus n either of two sinuses each of which is situated in a lateral part of the ethmoid bone alongside the nose and consists of ethmoidal air cells … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
