See Also: cribriform(medicine)
cribriform(dictionary)
cribriform fascia(medicine)
cribriform hymen(medicine)
cribriform area of the renal papilla(medicine)
cribriform plate of ethmoid bone(medicine)

cribriform (iou)



cribriform adjective. M18.
[from Latin cribrum sieve + -I- + -FORM.]
Anatomy & Botany. Having numerous small holes; perforated like a sieve.
cribriform plate the part of the ethmoid bone which forms the roof of the nasal cavity and is traversed by the olfactory nerves.