Definition of ethmoid bone Ethmoid bone

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What does ethmoid bone mean?

Noun
ethmoid bone - 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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		bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones

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ethmoid bone (Noun)
The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.

ethmoid bone
The bone of the skull between the eyes and at the roof of the nose.

The ethmoid bone (from Greek "ethmos", "sieve") is a bone in the skull that separates the nasal cavity from the brain. As such, it is located at the roof of the nose, between the two orbits. The cubical bone is lightweight due to a spongy construction.

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Blows to the head can shear off the olfactory nerves that pass though the ethmoid bone and cause anosmia, an irreversible loss of the sense of smell and a great reduction in the sense of taste (most of which depends on smell). This not only deprives life of some of its pleasures, but can also be dangerous, as when a person fails to smell smoke, gas, or spoiled food.

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