Meanings
nounethmoid sinus (plural ethmoid sinuses)
plural ethmoid sinuses
- anatomyAny of several paranasal sinuses enclosed within the ethmoid bone.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)
Similar
ethmoidal sinussinus ethmoidales
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Czech čichová dutina
- čichová dutinasinus
Finnish seulaluun ontelo, seulalokero
- seulaluun ontelosinus
- seulalokerosinus
Polish zatoka sitowa
- zatoka sitowasinus
Cite this entry
APA
ethmoid sinus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmoid%20sinus
MLA
“ethmoid sinus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmoid%20sinus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethmoid sinus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethmoid%20sinus.
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