English Explanatory Dictionary

cribriform plate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In the human skull, a sieve-like region of the ethmoid bone (which separates the nasal cavity from the brain).

Word forms

cribriform plate cribriform plates

Synonyms

lamina cribrosa
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