CRIBRIFORM

Etymology

Adjective

cribriform (comparative more cribriform, superlative most cribriform)

Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.

Synonyms

• cribrous

Source: Wiktionary


Crib"ri*form (krb"rfrm), a. Etym: [L. cribrum sieve + -form: cf. F. cribriforme.]

Definition: Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with hokes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress. Cribriform cells (Bot.), those which have here and there oblique or transverse sieve plates, or places perforated with many holes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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