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cribriform

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cribriform /crib·ri·form/ (krib´rĭ-form) perforated like a sieve.
crib·ri·form (krbr-fôrm)
adj.
Perforated like a sieve.
cribriform
[krib′rifôrm′]
Etymology: L, cribum, sieve
describing a structure with many perforations or punctures, as in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone.
cribriform [krib´rĭ-form]
perforated like a sieve.
cribriform
perforated like a sieve.
cribriform plate
see cribriform plate.
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No evidence of invasion and no bony destruction of the ethmoid sinuses or cribriform plate were seen on CT, and the nasopharynx appeared to be free of disease.
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[FIGURE 3 OMITTED] [FIGURE 4 OMITTED] Pathology of DCIS DCIS is a heterogeneous group of lesions: in the past the classification was based on the architectural or growth patterns (comedo, solid, cribriform, micropapillary); nowadays it is based on factors that have proved especially useful in predicting the risk for local recurrence.
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