Ethmoidal

Ethmoidal
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 bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed. [1913 Webster]


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  • ethmoidal air cells — n pl the cavities in the lateral masses of the ethmoid bone that are partly completed by adjoining bones and communicate with the nasal cavity called also ethmoidal cells * * * cellulae ethmoidales …   Medical dictionary

  • Ethmoidal nerves — Infobox Nerve Name = PAGENAME Latin = nn. ethmoidales GraySubject = 200 GrayPage = 888 Caption = Nerves of the orbit, and the ciliary ganglion. Side view. Caption2 = Innervates = BranchFrom = Nasociliary nerve BranchTo = MeshName = MeshNumber =… …   Wikipedia

  • Ethmoidal notch — Infobox Bone Name = Ethmoidal notch Latin = incisura ethmoidalis ossis frontalis GraySubject = 33 GrayPage = 137 Caption = Frontal bone. Inner surface. (Ethmoidal notch visible at center.) Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve =… …   Wikipedia

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