Galician

Noun

etmoide m ‎(plural etmoides)

1. (anatomy) the ethmoid bone

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής ‎(ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”), from ἠθμός ‎(ēthmós, “a strainer, colander, sieve”), from ἤθειν ‎(ḗthein, “to sift, strain”).

Noun

etmoide m ‎(plural etmoidi)

1. (anatomy) ethmoid

Synonyms

• osso etmoide

Related terms

• etmoidale

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ethmoide (obsolete)
• etmóide (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής ‎(ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).

Noun

etmoide m (plural etmoides)

1. (anatomy) ethmoid bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• occipital, parietal, frontal, temporal, esfenoide