What does "cribriform" mean?

Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.

What is a synonym for "cribriform"?

Common synonyms include: porous, spongy.

adj

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Adjective

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Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
"the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress"

"the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress"

From Latin cribrum (“sieve”) + -form.