noun
- Plural of ethmoid; bones of the skull that form part of the nasal cavity and the floor of the cranium.
Usage: anatomy; medical
Examples
- The ethmoids are delicate bones located between the eyes.
- Damage to the ethmoids can affect the sense of smell.
- The surgeon carefully examined the patient's ethmoids during the procedure.
- The ethmoids form part of the medial wall of the orbit.
- CT scans revealed fractures in both ethmoids.