ethmoid
- n 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
ethmoid bone
- n 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
ethmoid sinus
- n a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)
ethmoidal artery
- n a branch of the ophthalmic artery supplying structures in and around the nasal capsule
ethmoidal sinus
- n a sinus of the meatuses of the nasal cavity (behind the bridge of the nose)
ethmoidal vein
- n veins that drain the ethmoidal sinuses and empty into the superior ophthalmic vein
ethnarch
- n the ruler of a province (as in the Roman Empire and Byzantine Empire) or certain religious rulers with secular authority
the election of Makarios III to archbishop gave him the status of the ethnarch of Cyprus