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Ethmoid is an English word with synonyms like bone. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Ethmoid in a sentence

Ethmoid meaning

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 of Ethmoid

ethmoid bone bone os

Related words

Other words often associated with Ethmoid or its synonyms:

cram porta bony drum whiteness opening pearl metal osmium software boney white

Using Ethmoid

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: ethmoid bone, bone, os.
  • In the example corpus, ethmoid often appears in combinations such as: the ethmoid.

Context around Ethmoid

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

labyrinth 1× region 1×

Sentence patterns with Ethmoid

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

of the ethmoid labyrinth 1× within the ethmoid region of 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

orbital cellulitis can 1× the coelacanth s 1×

Common sentence endings:

s laterosensory system 1× the ethmoid labyrinth 1×

Words around Ethmoid

Just before it in the word index:

ethlend 2 ethique 3 ethiopic 5 ethiopiawinet 3 ethiopians 100 ethiopian 642

Just after it in the word index:

ethnic 2.665 ethnical 3 ethnically 144 ethnicities 150 ethnicity 483 ethnics 11

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Ethmoid

  • In this selection, "ethmoid" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, labyrinth and region stand out and add context to how "ethmoid" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include of the ethmoid labyrinth and within the ethmoid region of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ethmoid" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ethmoid

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Orbital cellulitis can complicate acute ethmoiditis if anterior and posterior ethmoidal veins thrombophlebitis enables the spread of the infection to the lateral or orbital side of the ethmoid labyrinth. (29 words)

The coelacanth's rostral organ, contained within the ethmoid region of the braincase, has three unguarded openings into the environment and is used as a part of the coelacanth's laterosensory system. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The coelacanth's rostral organ, contained within the ethmoid region of the braincase, has three unguarded openings into the environment and is used as a part of the coelacanth's laterosensory system. (32 words)

Orbital cellulitis can complicate acute ethmoiditis if anterior and posterior ethmoidal veins thrombophlebitis enables the spread of the infection to the lateral or orbital side of the ethmoid labyrinth. (29 words)

Example sentences (2)

Orbital cellulitis can complicate acute ethmoiditis if anterior and posterior ethmoidal veins thrombophlebitis enables the spread of the infection to the lateral or orbital side of the ethmoid labyrinth.

The coelacanth's rostral organ, contained within the ethmoid region of the braincase, has three unguarded openings into the environment and is used as a part of the coelacanth's laterosensory system.

Common combinations with ethmoid

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ethmoid" in a sentence?
An example: "Orbital cellulitis can complicate acute ethmoiditis if anterior and posterior ethmoidal veins thrombophlebitis enables the spread of the infection to the lateral or orbital side of the ethmoid labyrinth." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "ethmoid" from authentic English texts.
What does "ethmoid" mean?
Ethmoid means: 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.
What are synonyms of "ethmoid"?
Common synonyms of "ethmoid" include: ethmoid bone, bone, os.
How many example sentences with "ethmoid" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "ethmoid", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.