cribrous

English

From Latin cribrum (“sieve”)

cribrous (comparative more cribrous, superlative most cribrous)

(rare, usually in anatomical descriptions) Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve.
- 1909, Jeremiah Sweetser Ferguson, Normal Histology and Microscopical Anatomy, Appleton & Co., p. 570:
  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.

单词	cribrous
释义	cribrous English Etymology From Latin cribrum (“sieve”) Adjective cribrous (comparative more cribrous, superlative most cribrous) (rare, usually in anatomical descriptions) Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve. 1909, Jeremiah Sweetser Ferguson, Normal Histology and Microscopical Anatomy, Appleton & Co., p. 570: 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. Synonyms cribriform References "cribrous" at OneLook® Dictionary Search.
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