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ethmoid bone

ethmoid bone noun: the bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.

ethmoid bone: the bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
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Noun

ethmoid bone (plural ethmoid bones)

  1. The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.

ethmoid bone meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Persian

ethmoid bone in Tamil

நெய்யரியெலும்பு, சல்லடைக் கண் எலும்பு, முன்மண்டை அடி எலும்பு

ethmoid bone in Tagalog

bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
butumbithay

ethmoid bone in Malay

bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
tulang etmoid

ethmoid bone in Persian

bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
استخوان پرویزنی ostoxān-e parvizani
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ethmoid bone in Vietnamese
xương sàng

Forms of ethmoid bone

pluralethmoid bones

Questions about ethmoid bone

What does ethmoid bone mean?
Ethmoid bone means the bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.
What is ethmoid bone in Tamil?
Ethmoid bone in Tamil is நெய்யரியெலும்பு, சல்லடைக் கண் எலும்பு, முன்மண்டை அடி எலும்பு. See Ethmoid bone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ethmoid bone?
Ethmoid bone is a noun.
What is the plural of ethmoid bone?
The plural of ethmoid bone is ethmoid bones.

Words near ethmoid bone in the dictionary

  1. ethmiids
  2. ethmo-
  3. ethmocephaly
  4. ethmofrontal
  5. ethmoid
  6. ethmoid bone
  7. ethmoid bones
  8. ethmoid sinus
  9. ethmoid sinuses
  10. ethmoidal
  11. ethmoidal bone

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