cribriform

[ krib-ruh-fawrm ]

/ ˈkrɪb rəˌfɔrm /

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adjective

sievelike.

Also crib·rous

[krib-ruh s] /ˈkrɪb rəs/.

Origin of cribriform

1735–45; < Latin crībr(um) a sieve + -i- + -form

Words nearby cribriform

cribbing, cribellum, cribnote, cribrate, cribration, cribriform, cribrum, cribwork, cricetid, crichton, crick

Example sentences from the Web for cribriform

The surface is cribriform, and a purulent secretion may be pressed out from follicular openings.

Essentials of Diseases of the Skin |Henry Weightman Stelwagon
It may be identified with the anterior colature or cribriform plate.

Studies in the History and Method of Science |Various
In most cases, however, it makes its way still further out, and the next covering it gains is from the cribriform fascia.

A Manual of the Operations of Surgery |Joseph Bell
An assistant holds it closely parallel to the cribriform plate, where it acts as a protector.

A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4) |Various

Spontaneous evacuation may take place by the abscess bursting into the nose through the cribriform plate.

Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. |Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for cribriform

cribriform

cribrous (ˈkrɪbrəs) or cribrose (ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs)

/ (ˈkrɪbrɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

pierced with holes; sievelike

Word Origin for cribriform

C18: from New Latin crībriformis, from Latin crībrum a sieve + -form

Medical definitions for cribriform

cribriform

[ krĭb′rə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Perforated like a sieve.

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cribrous (ˈkrɪbrəs) or cribrose (ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs)

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cribrous (ˈkrɪbrəs) or cribrose (ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs)

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