Inflammation of the ethmoid bone and surrounding tissues, causing pain, congestion, or discharge in the nasal and sinus regions.
From 'ethmo-' (ethmoid bone) combined with '-phitis' (from Greek phlegma, inflammation, contracted to '-itis'). This medical term describes an inflammatory condition of the ethmoid sinus area.
When you get a really bad sinus infection that makes your forehead and nose feel like they're throbbing, you might have ethmyphitis—inflammation right in that sieve-like bone behind your nose!
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