Associations to the word «Cribriform»

Wiktionary

CRIBRIFORM, adjective. Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
CRIBRIFORM PLATE, noun. (anatomy) In the human skull, a sieve-like region of the ethmoid bone (which separates the nasal cavity from the brain).
CRIBRIFORM PLATES, noun. Plural of cribriform plate

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