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Galician
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).
Noun
etmoide m (plural etmoides)
- (anatomy) the ethmoid bone
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”), from ἠθμός (ēthmós, “a strainer, colander, sieve”), from ἤθειν (ḗthein, “to sift, strain”).
Noun
etmoide m (plural etmoidi)
- (anatomy) ethmoid
- Synonym: osso etmoide
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.t͡ʃiˈmɔj.d͡ʒi/ , /et͡ʃˈmɔj.d͡ʒi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /et͡ʃˈmɔj.de/ , /e.t͡ʃiˈmɔj.de/
Noun
etmoide m (plural etmoides)
- (anatomy) ethmoid bone
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer or sieve”).
Noun
etmoide m (plural etmoides)
- (anatomy) ethmoid bone
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