different between ethmoid vs sievelike

English

Alternative forms

• ethmoidal (adjective)

Etymology

Borrowed from French ethmoïde, from Ancient Greek ????????? (?thmoeid?s, “like a strainer, perforated”), from ????? (?thmós, “a strainer, sieve”) +? -????? (-eid?s, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.m??d/

Noun

ethmoid (plural ethmoids)

1. (anatomy) A light spongy cubical bone at the root of the nose, forming much of the walls of the nasal cavity and part of those of the orbits and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose.

   Synonyms: ethmoid bone, ethmoidal bone

Derived terms

• ethmoidal
• ethmoidectomy
• ethmoiditis

Adjective

ethmoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the ethmoid bone.

   Synonym: ethmoidal

Derived terms

References

• “ethmoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “ethmoid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Alternative forms

• sieve-like

Etymology

sieve +? -like

Adjective

sievelike (comparative more sievelike, superlative most sievelike)

1. Resembling a sieve; thus, having holes through which fluids can pass

   a sievelike membrane

Synonyms

• ethmoid, ethmoidal