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ethmoid bone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: ethmoid

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bone, os

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: os etmoide — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Catalan: etmoide — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Chinese Mandarin: 篩骨 /筛骨 (shāigǔ) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Czech: čichová kost — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Dutch: zeefbeen — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Esperanto: etmoido — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Estonian: sõelluu — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Finnish: seulaluu — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • French: os ethmoïde — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Georgian: ცხავის ძვალი (cxavis ʒvali) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • German: Siebbein — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Hungarian: rostacsont — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Italian: osso etmoide — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Japanese: 篩骨 (shikotsu) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Malay: tulang etmoid — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Persian: استخوان پرویزنی (ostoxān-e parvizani) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Polish: kość sitowa — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Portuguese: etmoide — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Russian: решётчатая кость (rešótčataja kostʹ) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Slovak: čuchová kosť — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Spanish: etmoide — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Spanish: hueso etmoides — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Tagalog: butumbithay — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Turkish: etmoid kemik — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Ottoman Turkish: مصفات (misfat) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Ukrainian: решітчаста кістка (rešitčasta kistka) — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose
  • Vietnamese: xương sàng — bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose