Cribriform

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Perforated like a sieve.
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  • adj. Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with holes.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Sieve-like; riddled with small holes.
  • The cribriform lamella of the ethmoid, above described.
    • Word Usage
    "At the top of the nasal passages is a paper-thin bone called the cribriform plate."
    Cross Reference
    cribriform plate   
    Form
    cribriform plate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cribrous   
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