ethmoidal
- adjective
- /ˈɛθmɔɪdəl/
- Specialized
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etmoidal
- The doctor explained that her ethmoidal sinus inflammation was causing her severe headaches.
Examples
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We present a case of fulminant ethmoidal sinusitis caused by Aspergillus flavus with orbital involvement in an immunocompromised patient.
Academic text (2001) -
Postoperative axial and coronal CT showed aeration of the ethmoidal labyrinth and the significant decrease in proptosis (Figure 3).
Academic text (2001) -
In this article, we describe the case of an immunocompromised patient who had fulminant ethmoidal sinusitis with orbital involvement that was caused by Aspergillus flavus.
Academic text (2001) -
Complications often arise if ethmoidal swellings are left untreated in the nasal cavity.
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During the surgery, the surgeon carefully examined the ethmoidal area to ensure no damage occurred.
Compounds
- Specialized
A blood vessel from the artery near the eye that supplies blood to the nose and ethmoid bone
- Specialized
A small air space in the bone between the nose and eyes that opens into the nose
- Specialized
A small vein that carries blood from the sinuses above the nose into a vein near the eye
Surface Forms
Morphology
ethmoidal = ethmoid (transparent) = ethmoid + al
The adjective is formed in the standard way from ethmoid + -al, and the meaning 'relating to the ethmoid bone' follows directly from the base word.
Etymology
The word ethmoidal comes from ethmoid, from the Greek ethmos meaning 'sieve', because the ethmoid bone has many small holes like a sieve. So, ethmoidal means 'relating to the ethmoid bone or the ethmoid sinuses' in the skull and nose.
