Parethmoid \Par*eth"moid\, a. [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.)
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. A parethmoid bone.
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