Meanings
adjectivecribrous (comparative more cribrous, superlative most cribrous)
comparative more cribrous · superlative most cribrous
- rareusuallyPerforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
At the posterior pole of the eye the sclera is pierced by the optic nerve, whose numerous bundles penetrate the coats of the eyeball and give to this portion of the sclera a cribrous appearance.
1909, Jeremiah Sweetser Ferguson, Normal Histology and Microscopical Anatomy, Appleton & Co., page 570Synonyms: cribriform
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePerforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
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Origin
- Latincribrum“sieve”
- Englishcribrous
From Latin cribrum (“sieve”).
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