| cribriform | Sievelike; containing many perforations. Synonym: cribrate, polyporous. Origin: L. Cribrum, a sieve, + forma, form (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cribriform area of the renal papilla | The apex of a renal papilla pierced by 10 to 22 openings of the papillary ducts, the foramina papillaria. Synonym: area cribrosa papillae renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cribriform fascia | The part of the superficial fascia of the thigh that covers the saphenous opening. Synonym: fascia cribrosa, Hesselbach's fascia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cribriform hymen | A hymen with a number of small perforations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cribriform plate of ethmoid bone | A horizontal lamina from which are suspended the labyrinth, on either side, and the lamina perpendicularis in the centre; it fits into the ethmoidal notch of the frontal bone and supports the olfactory lobes of the cerebrum, being pierced with numerous openings for the passage of the olfactory nerves. Synonym: lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis, cribrum, sieve bone, sieve plate. (05 Mar 2000) |