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Latest revision as of 00:51, 4 April 2013 [edit] English [edit] Alternative forms [edit] Etymology From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidēs, "like a strainer or sieve"), from ἠθμός (ēthmos, "a strainer, colander, sieve"), from ἤθειν (ēthein, "to sift, strain"). [edit] Adjective ethmoid (comparative more ethmoid, superlative most ethmoid) - Resembling a sieve.
- Relating to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.
[edit] Derived terms ethmoid (plural ethmoids) - The ethmoid bone.
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