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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ETHMOID

From Greek ēthmoeidēs like a sieve, from ēthmos sieve, from ēthein to sift.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ETHMOID

ethmoid  [ˈɛθmɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ETHMOID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ethmoid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ETHMOID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ethmoid

Ethmoid bone

The ethmoid bone is a bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. It is located at the roof of the nose, between the two orbits. The cubical bone is lightweight due to a spongy construction. The ethmoid bone is one of the bones that make up the orbit of the eye.

Definition of ethmoid in the English dictionary

The definition of ethmoid in the dictionary is denoting or relating to a bone of the skull that forms part of the eye socket and the nasal cavity. Other definition of ethmoid is the ethmoid bone.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ETHMOID


agamoid
ˈæɡəˌmɔɪd
cormoid
ˈkɔːmɔɪd
cosmoid
ˈkɒzmɔɪd
cymoid
ˈsaɪmɔɪd
dermoid
ˈdɜːmɔɪd
desmoid
ˈdɛsmɔɪd
epidermoid
ˌepɪˈdɜːmɔɪd
haemoid
ˈhiːmɔɪd
hexagrammoid
ˌheksəˈɡræmɔɪd
isthmoid
ˈɪsθmɔɪd
leukemoid
luːˈkiːmɔɪd
marasmoid
məˈræzmɔɪd
plasmoid
ˈplæzˌmɔɪd
prismoid
ˈprɪzmɔɪd
pygmoid
ˈpɪɡmɔɪd
racemoid
ˈræsɪˌmɔɪd
sesamoid
ˈsɛsəˌmɔɪd
sigmoid
ˈsɪɡmɔɪd
sphygmoid
ˈsfɪɡmɔɪd
zymoid
ˈzaɪmɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ETHMOID

ethics
ethion
ethionamide
ethionine
Ethiop
Ethiope
Ethiopia
Ethiopian
Ethiopic
ethiops
ethmoidal
ethnarch
ethnarchy
ethnic
ethnic cleansing
ethnic minority
ethnical
ethnically
ethnicism
ethnicity

WORDS THAT END LIKE ETHMOID

android
asteroid
avoid
celluloid
colloid
devoid
factoid
ginglimoid
hemoid
humanoid
paranoid
pigmoid
Polaroid
rheumatoid
solenoid
steroid
tabloid
thyroid
typhoid
void

Synonyms and antonyms of ethmoid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ethmoid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ETHMOID

Find out the translation of ethmoid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

筛窦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

etmoidal
570 millions of speakers

English

ethmoid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सलाखें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغربالي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

решетчатая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ethmoid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ethmoid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éthmoïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Etmoid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ethmoid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

篩骨
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사골
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ethmoid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gốc mui
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூக்கடி எலும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ethmoid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalburumsu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

etmoide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

komórek sitowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ґратчаста
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

etmoid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηθμοειδή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fetralied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SILBEN
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ethmoid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ethmoid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHMOID»

The term «ethmoid» is regularly used and occupies the 72.092 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ETHMOID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ethmoid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ETHMOID»

Discover the use of ethmoid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ethmoid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sinus Surgery: Endoscopic and Microscopic Approaches
best to consider the ethmoid labyrinth as a quadrilateral block with a roof and lateral, medial, inferior, anterior, and posterior walls. The roofofthe ethmoid labyrinth is thin and open, and it is closed by the stronger bony plates of the frontal bone.
Howard L. Levine, M. Pais Clemente, 2011
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Diseases of the Sinuses: Diagnosis and Management
1 and Kennedy et al.30 There is cyclical passive congestion and decongestion of each side of the nasal turbinates, nasal septum, and ethmoid air cell mucosa over a 50-minute to 6-hour period in humans. Thus, 1 to 2 mm of ethmoid sinus ...
David W. Kennedy, William E. Bolger, S. James Zinreich, 2001
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Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
The lateral wall of the ethmoid sinus, or lamina pa- pyracea, forms the paper-thin medial wall of the orbit. The midline vertical plate of the ethmoid bone is composed of a superior portion in the anterior cranial fossa called the crista galli and an ...
Byron J. Bailey, Jonas T. Johnson, Shawn D. Newlands, 2006
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Diseases of the Sinuses: A Comprehensive Textbook of ...
Coronal CT shows near total opacifi- cation of maxillary and ethmoid sinuses. This finding can be seen with acute or chronic sinusitis. osteitis from adjacent chronic mucosal inflammation, and polyposis (26,28,29). The anterior ethmoid air cells ...
M. Eric Gershwin, Gary Incaudo, 1996
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Ballenger's Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
Figure 19 The variable attachment of the uncinate process can either be to: (A) the lamina papyracea; (B) the middle turbinate: or (C) the ethmoid roof. The first scenario leads to frontal sinus outflow that is medial to the unicinate, the other 2 ...
James Byron Snow, Phillip A. Wackym, John Jacob Ballenger, 2009
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Anatomy Coloring Workbook
Continue the plate with an examination of the sphenoid and ethmoid bones. These two bones are not seen prominently on the external surface, but the superior and sagittal views of the skull show them clearly. Numerous openings occur in ...
I. Edward Alcamo, 2003
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Revision Sinus Surgery
Ethmoid Labyrinth The anterior ethmoids are comprised of multiple cells of variable dimensions and thin bone. Because of the variable and complex relationships of these cells within the ethmoid bullae, the anterior ethmoid sinuses are also ...
Stilianos E. Kountakis, Joseph Jacobs, Jan Gosepath, 2008
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Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery
The superior meatus drains the posterior ethmoid air cells and more posteriorly, the sphenoid sinus (via the sphe- noethmoid recess). The inferior meatus receives drainage from the nasolacrimal duct. The inferior turbinate is a separate bone, ...
Fred J. Stucker, Chris de Souza, Guy S. Kenyon, 2009
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Anatomy Coloring Book
SPHENOID,. TEMPORAL,. AND. ETHMOID. BONES. A few bones of the skull are frequently studied as separate bones. The sphenoid bone has a superficial resemblance to a bat or butterfly. There are the lesser wings, the greater wings, and ...
‎2008
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The Lacrimal System: Diagnosis, Management and Surgery
The growth of the ethmoid sinuses frequently extends past the suture of the ethmoid bone and even into the lacrimal and maxillary bones of the lacrimal sac fossa (see Figure 1.2).25,26 The ethmoid, sinuses are shaped like a rectangular box, ...
Adam J. Cohen, Michael Mercandetti, Brian G. Brazzo, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ETHMOID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ethmoid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Entellus Medical Receives Average Rating of "Strong Buy" from …
Its XprESS family of products is used to treat patients with inflammation of the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary sinuses. Its products are also used during ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»
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Intersect ENT Enrolls First Patient in Pivotal Study to Evaluate the …
"Clinical evidence to date has shown that PROPEL® and PROPEL mini meaningfully improve the outcomes of patients undergoing ethmoid ... «Benzinga, Jul 15»
3
Brokerages Anticipate Entellus Medical to Announce ($0.19) EPS …
Its XprESS family of products is used to treat patients with inflammation of the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid and maxillary sinuses. Its products are ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
4
Intersect ENT to Present at Cantor Fitzgerald's Inaugural Healthcare …
... clinically proven to improve surgical outcomes for patients with chronic sinusitis undergoing ethmoid sinus surgery. In addition, Intersect ENT ... «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
5
Family Life
I've seen pictures but still don't understand! There are Frontal sinuses and Maxillary sinuses along with Ethmoid sinus cells. (“Ethmoid?” I think mine is acting up!) ... «Williamson Daily News, Jun 15»
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Algorithm for CRS classification may predict recurrence risk …
The researchers acquired mucosal tissues from the nasal polyps or polypoid lesions of the ethmoid cavities of patients during surgery. «Healio, Jun 15»
7
Assessing and Managing Facial Trauma
The internal septum houses what's called the "perpendicular pilate of the ethmoid bone." This bone is also fairly weak. Any significant trauma to ... «JEMS.com, Jun 15»
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Intersect ENT Announces Exercise of Underwriters' Option and the …
... clinically proven to improve surgical outcomes for patients with chronic sinusitis undergoing ethmoid sinus surgery. In addition, Intersect ENT ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
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News Buzz: Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), Intersect ENT Inc (XENT …
... and PROPEL mini, clinically proven to improve surgical outcomes for patients with chronic sinusitis undergoing ethmoid sinus surgery. «Investor Wired, Jun 15»
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Tronetti: The anatomy of the skull
There are actually four matched sets: the frontal sinuses above the eyes, the maxillary sinuses at the cheeks, the ethmoid sinuses between our ... «Florida Today, Jun 15»

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