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View synonyms for cribriform
cribriform
[ krib-ruh-fawrm ]
cribriform
/ ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs; ˈkrɪbrɪˌfɔːm; ˈkrɪbrəs /
adjective
- pierced with holes; sievelike
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cribriform1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cribriform1
C18: from New Latin crībriformis, from Latin crībrum a sieve + -form
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Example Sentences
The surface is cribriform, and a purulent secretion may be pressed out from follicular openings.
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It is needless to say that great care must be taken while working close to the cribriform plate.
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An assistant holds it closely parallel to the cribriform plate, where it acts as a protector.
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It may be identified with the anterior colature or cribriform plate.
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In most cases, however, it makes its way still further out, and the next covering it gains is from the cribriform fascia.
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