cribriform plate
English
Cribriform plate
Noun
cribriform plate (plural cribriform plates)
- (anatomy) In the human skull, a sieve-like region of the ethmoid bone (which separates the nasal cavity from the brain).
Synonyms
- lamina cribrosa
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