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cribriform

[ krib-ruh-fawrm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

cribriform

/ ˈkrɪbrəs; ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs; ˈkrɪbrɪˌfɔːm /

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

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

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

It is needless to say that great care must be taken while working close to the cribriform plate.

An assistant holds it closely parallel to the cribriform plate, where it acts as a protector.

It may be identified with the anterior colature or cribriform plate.

In most cases, however, it makes its way still further out, and the next covering it gains is from the cribriform fascia.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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