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cribriform

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cribriform /crib·ri·form/ (krib´ri-form) perforated like a sieve.
crib·ri·form (krbr-fôrm)
adj.
Perforated like a sieve.

cribriform
perforated like a sieve.

cribriform plate
see cribriform plate.


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