ethmoid

Term: ethmoid

Literally meaning: sieve like

Origin: Anc Greek

ηθμός/ethmos(=sieve)

-οειδής/-oid(=suffix meaning “form”, “type”, “likeness”  “resemblance”)

Coined/History

The term is related to the bone which has a large number of sievelike openings.

Definition

Ethmoid is a light spongy bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain located between the orbits.