Ethmoid Bone

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 439

Ethmoid Bone, THE (so called from ethmos, 'a sieve'), is one of the eight bones which collectively form the cranial box. It is of a somewhat cubical form, and enters into the formation of the cranium, the orbits, and the nasal fossæ. See NOSE.

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