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ethmoid

/ˈeθ.mɔɪd/

Traduction: Os impair et médian de la base du crâne, situé entre les deux orbites et formant la partie supérieure de la cloison nasale et les parois des fosses nasales.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˈeθ.mɔɪd/

One of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity.

  • 🇫🇷Os impair et médian de la base du crâne, situé entre les deux orbites et formant la partie supérieure de la cloison nasale et les parois des fosses nasales.
  1. Cranial bone C2 formal medical

    A small, spongy bone of the skull located between the eyes, forming part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity, and containing air spaces.

    • The ethmoid bone is crucial for the structure of the nasal cavity.
    • Fractures of the ethmoid can lead to complications with the sense of smell.
    • During the surgery, the doctor carefully examined the ethmoid.

    🇫🇷Os ethmoïde

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