cribriform adjective. ['krɪbrɪfɔ:m] 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.

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