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Cribriform plate — Bone: Cribriform plate Ethmoid bone from above. Latin lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis Gray s … Wikipedia
Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body … Medical dictionary
Cribriform — Crib ri*form (kr?b r?f?rm), a. [L. cribrum sieve + form: cf. F. cribriforme.] Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with holes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress. [1913 Webster] {Cribriform cells}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cribriform cells — Cribriform Crib ri*form (kr?b r?f?rm), a. [L. cribrum sieve + form: cf. F. cribriforme.] Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with holes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cribriform plate — n 1) the horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone perforated with numerous foramina for the passage of the olfactory nerve filaments from the nasal cavity called also lamina cribrosa 2) LAMINA DURA * * * see ethmoid bone * * * fascia cribrosa … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
cribriform foramina — foramina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis [TA] the openings in the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone for passage of the olfactory nerves. Called also olfactory foramina … Medical dictionary
cribriform plate — noun In the human skull, a sieve like region of the ethmoid bone (which separates the nasal cavity from the brain) … Wiktionary
cribriform plate — see ethmoid bone … The new mediacal dictionary
cribriform plate — noun : the horizontal plate of the ethmoid bone perforated with numerous foramina for the passage of the olfactory nerve filaments from the nasal cavity … Useful english dictionary
