cribriform

[ krib-ruh-fawrm ]

/ ˈkrɪb rəˌfɔrm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cribriform ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

sievelike.

Also crib·rous

[krib-ruhs]. /ˈkrɪb rəs/.

Origin of cribriform

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

Words nearby cribriform

crib death, cribellum, cribnote, cribrate, cribration, cribriform, cribrum, crib-wall, cribwork, cricetid, Crichton

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for cribriform

The surface is cribriform, and a purulent secretion may be pressed out from follicular openings.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
It may be identified with the anterior colature or cribriform plate.
Studies in the History and Method of Science|Various
In most cases, however, it makes its way still further out, and the next covering it gains is from the cribriform fascia.
A Manual of the Operations of Surgery|Joseph Bell
An assistant holds it closely parallel to the cribriform plate, where it acts as a protector.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various

Spontaneous evacuation may take place by the abscess bursting into the nose through the cribriform plate.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for cribriform

cribriform

cribrous (ˈkrɪbrəs) or cribrose (ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs)

/ (ˈkrɪbrɪˌfɔːm) /

adjective

pierced with holes; sievelike

Word Origin for cribriform

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for cribriform

cribriform

[ krĭb′rə-fôrm′ ]

adj.

Perforated like a sieve.

单词	cribriform
释义	cribriform [ krib-ruh-fawrm ] / ˈkrɪb rəˌfɔrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cribriform ON THESAURUS.COM adjective sievelike. Also crib·rous [krib-ruhs]. /ˈkrɪb rəs/. Origin of cribriform 1735–45; <Latin crībr(um) a sieve + -i- + -form Words nearby cribriform crib death, cribellum, cribnote, cribrate, cribration, cribriform, cribrum, crib-wall, cribwork, cricetid, Crichton Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cribriform The surface is cribriform, and a purulent secretion may be pressed out from follicular openings. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin\|Henry Weightman Stelwagon It may be identified with the anterior colature or cribriform plate. Studies in the History and Method of Science\|Various In most cases, however, it makes its way still further out, and the next covering it gains is from the cribriform fascia. A Manual of the Operations of Surgery\|Joseph Bell An assistant holds it closely parallel to the cribriform plate, where it acts as a protector. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)\|Various Spontaneous evacuation may take place by the abscess bursting into the nose through the cribriform plate. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles British Dictionary definitions for cribriform cribriform cribrous (ˈkrɪbrəs) or cribrose (ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs) / (ˈkrɪbrɪˌfɔːm) / adjective pierced with holes; sievelike Word Origin for cribriform C18: from New Latin crībriformis, from Latin crībrum a sieve + -form Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cribriform soft, porous, mushy, springy, squishy, rubbery, elastic, light, resilient, yielding, absorptive, pulpy, cushiony, pappy Medical definitions for cribriform cribriform [ krĭb′rə-fôrm′ ] adj. Perforated like a sieve. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
随便看	tim timarau timaru timbal timbale timbale iron timber timberbeast timber beetle timber cruiser timberdoodle timbered timberhead timber hitch timbering timberjack timberlake timberland timber limit timberline timberman timber mill timber rattlesnake timber right timber wolf

cribriform

adjective

Origin of cribriform

Words nearby cribriform

Example sentences from the Web for cribriform

British Dictionary definitions for cribriform

cribrous (ˈkrɪbrəs) or cribrose (ˈkraɪˌbrəʊs)

adjective

Word Origin for cribriform

Words related to cribriform

Medical definitions for cribriform

adj.