Ethmoid
7 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Of or relating to the spongy cranial bone that forms part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity and is permeated with air spaces.
“The surgeon carefully navigated around the ethmoid region during the endoscopic procedure.”
Pronunciation
Syllables
eth·moid
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Synonyms
cribriform
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ETHMOID contains the TH digraph and OID ending, no repeated letters across seven positions
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Worth 13 points, TH and D combination make this an above-average scoring specialist term
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