ectethmoid

ectethmoid
SYN: ethmoidal labyrinth. [G. ektos, outside, + ethmoid]

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ect·eth·moid ek-'teth-.mȯid n either of two lateral parts of the ethmoid bone that form part of the anterior wall of the orbit
ectethmoid adj lateral or external to the ethmoid bone

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ec·teth·moid (ek-tethґmoid) [ect- + ethmoid] labyrinthus ethmoidalis.

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