ETHMOID BONE

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

ethmoid; ethmoid bone

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("ethmoid bone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("ethmoid bone" is a part of...):

braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)