Definition for CRIB'RI-FORM

CRIB'RI-FORM, a. [L. cribrum, a sieve, and forma, form.]

Resembling a sieve or riddle; a term applied to the lamin of the ethmoid bone, through which the fibers of the olfactory nerve pass to the nose. – Anat.

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