cribriform.

Perforated with many small openings, giving a sieve-like structure.

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Words that belong together

• a cribriform plate
• a cribriform surface

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The cribriform plate contained openings smaller than the surrounding channels.

They examined the cribriform surface under magnification.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more cribriform; superlative most cribriform where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.