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ectethmoid

ectethmoid adjective: external to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone).

Adjective

ectethmoid (not comparable)

  1. external to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone)
    • ectethmoid bone
    • ectethmoid chamber
    Synonyms:
    ectethmoidal

Synonyms of ectethmoid

Forms of ectethmoid

pluralectethmoids

Origin of ectethmoid

From ecto- + ethmoid.

Words that rhyme with ectethmoid

Questions about ectethmoid

What does ectethmoid mean?
Ectethmoid means external to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone).
What part of speech is ectethmoid?
Ectethmoid is an adjective.

Words near ectethmoid in the dictionary

  1. ectepicondylar
  2. ectepicondyle
  3. ectepicondyles
  4. ecteron
  5. ecteronic
  6. ectethmoid
  7. ectethmoidal
  8. ectexine
  9. ectexines
  10. ecthesis
  11. ecthetic

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