English Dictionary

ethmoid

/ˈɛθ.mɔɪd/

noun

(anatomy) A light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.

The ethmoid bone is located between the nasal cavity and the eye sockets.

意味（1）

(anatomy) A light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.