单词 | cribriform |
释义 | cribriformadj. Having the form or appearance of a sieve; perforated with numerous small holes; esp. in cribriform plate, the bony plate forming the front part of the ethmoid bone, through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nasal cavity. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > full of holes holey1398 sieve-like1605 windowed1608 open-waled1611 open1625 foraminous1626 windowya1631 honeycombed1633 foraminulous1664 cribrous1674 cribriform1741 riddled1785 cribrose1857 1741 A. Monro Anat. Human Bones (ed. 3) 80 The cribriform part of the Os Ethmoides. 1831 W. Youatt Horse vi. 74 The cribriform, or sieve-shaped plate..perforated by a multitude of little holes, through which the nerve connected with smelling passes and spreads over the nose. 1880 A. Gray Struct. Bot. iii. §3. 77 Cribriform or Sieve-cells, a sort of ducts the walls of which have open slits, through which they communicate with each other. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1741 |
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