ectethmoid

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adjective

external to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone)

“ectethmoid bone”

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Meanings

adjectiveectethmoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyexternal to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone)

    ectethmoid bone

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    ectethmoid chamber

    ectethmoid condyle

    ectethmoid projects

    ectethmoid sutures

    Synonyms: ectethmoidal

nounectethmoid (plural ectethmoids)

plural ectethmoids

    Synonyms & antonyms

    adjectiveexternal to the ethmoid; prefrontal (situated in front of the frontal bone)

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    Origin

    From ecto- + ethmoid.

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    Rhymes & wordplay

    Rhymes with ectethmoid

    ethmoidbasiethmoidcribroethmoiddermethmoidmesethmoidparethmoidsphenethmoidsupraethmoid
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    Cite this entry
    APA

    ectethmoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectethmoid

    MLA

    “ectethmoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectethmoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

    Chicago

    WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ectethmoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ectethmoid.

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