parethmoid

Par*eth"moid, a. Etym: [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.) Defn: Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. -- n. Defn: A parethmoid bone.

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