| NOUN | body | ethmoid, ethmoid bone | one of the eight bones of the cranium |
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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. | |
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| Synonym | ethmoid bone | |
| Part of | cranium, braincase, brainpan | The part of the skull that encloses the brain |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Catalan | etmoide, os etmoide | |
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