Definition of cribriform in English:
cribriform
adjective ˈkrɪbrɪfɔːmˈkrɪbrəˌfɔrm
Anatomy Denoting an anatomical structure that is pierced by numerous small holes, in particular the plate of the ethmoid bone through which the olfactory nerves pass.
Example sentencesExamples
- On each side of the groove the dura is rough, because of its attachment to the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and because it is pierced by numerous olfactory nerve bundles.
- Olfactory nerve fibers enter the cranial cavity through foramina in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and synapse on neurons in the olfactory bulb.
- The remainder of the paranasal sinuses and cribriform plate were normal.
- Naegleria fowleri is known to enter the cranial cavity by way of the cribriform plate and the olfactory organs.
- Turner 18 worked with neurovirulent strains of vaccinia virus and has already suggested that infection of the central nervous system could occur directly via the nasal mucosa and cribriform plate.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin cribrum ‘sieve’ + -form.
Definition of cribriform in US English:
cribriform
adjectiveˈkribrəˌfôrmˈkrɪbrəˌfɔrm
Anatomy Denoting an anatomical structure that is pierced by numerous small holes, in particular the plate of the ethmoid bone through which the olfactory nerves pass.
Example sentencesExamples
- On each side of the groove the dura is rough, because of its attachment to the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and because it is pierced by numerous olfactory nerve bundles.
- Naegleria fowleri is known to enter the cranial cavity by way of the cribriform plate and the olfactory organs.
- The remainder of the paranasal sinuses and cribriform plate were normal.
- Olfactory nerve fibers enter the cranial cavity through foramina in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone and synapse on neurons in the olfactory bulb.
- Turner 18 worked with neurovirulent strains of vaccinia virus and has already suggested that infection of the central nervous system could occur directly via the nasal mucosa and cribriform plate.
Origin
Mid 18th century: from Latin cribrum ‘sieve’ + -form.