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cribriform definition

crib·ri·form (krib′ri fôrm′)

adjective

perforated like a sieve

Etymology: < L cribrum, sieve, akin to cervere, to separate (see crisis) + -form

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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