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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
CRIBRIFORM
a.[L., a sieve, and form. ] Resembling a sieve or riddle; a term applied to the lamen of the ethmoid bone, through which the fibers of the olfactory nerve pass to the nose.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CRIBRIFORM
Crib "ri *form (krb "rfrm ), a. Etym: [L. cribrum sieve + -form: cf. F.cribriforme.]
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cribriform
crib ri form |ˈkribrəˌfôrm ˈkrɪbrəfɔrm | ▶adjective Anatomy denoting an anatomical structure that is pierced by numerous small holes, in particular the plate of the ethmoid bone through which the olfactory nerves pass. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin cribrum ‘sieve ’ + -iform .
Oxford Dictionary
cribriform
cribriform |ˈkrɪbrɪfɔːm | ▶adjective Anatomy denoting an anatomical structure that is pierced by numerous small holes, in particular the plate of the ethmoid bone through which the olfactory nerves pass. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from Latin cribrum ‘sieve ’ + -iform .
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