Definition of Ethmoidal. Meaning of Ethmoidal. Synonyms of Ethmoidal

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Definition of Ethmoidal

Ethmoidal
Ethmoid Eth"moid, Ethmoidal Eth*moid"al, a. [Gr. ? like a sieve; ? sieve + ? from: cf. F. ethmo["i]de, ethmo["i]dal.] (Anat.) (a) Like a sieve; cribriform. (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. Ethmoid bone (Anat.), a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed.

Meaning of Ethmoidal from wikipedia

- of paranasal sinuses which consist of one or two large cavities, the ethmoidal sinuses entail a number of small air-filled cavities ("air cells"). The...
- The anterior ethmoidal artery is a branch of the ophthalmic artery in the orbit. It exits the orbit through the anterior ethmoidal foramen alongside the...
- The ethmoidal labyrinth or lateral m**** of the ethmoid bone consists of a number of thin-walled cellular cavities, the ethmoid air cells, arranged in...
- The ethmoidal infundibulum is a funnel-shaped/slit-like: 690 /curved opening/p****age/space: 690 /cleft upon the anterosuperior portion of the middle nasal...
- The anterior ethmoidal foramen is a small opening in the ethmoid bone in the skull. Lateral to either olfactory groove are the internal openings of the...
- The anterior ethmoidal nerve is a nerve of the head. It is a branch of the nasociliary nerve (itself a branch of the ophthalmic nerve (V1)). It arises...
- anteriorly. The posterior ethmoidal artery enters the nose via the posterior ethmoidal canal and supplies the posterior ethmoidal sinuses and enters the...
- The ethmoidal nerves, which arise from the nasociliary nerve, supply the ethmoidal cells; the posterior branch leaves the orbital cavity through the posterior...
- are located under the eyes; the frontal sinuses are above the eyes; the ethmoidal sinuses are between the eyes and the sphenoidal sinuses are behind the...
- Posterior ethmoidal may refer to: Posterior ethmoidal artery, an artery of the head which supplies the nasal septum Posterior ethmoidal foramen Posterior...