• (a.) Like a sieve; cribriform. • (a.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.
<anatomy> Like a sieve; cribriform. ... Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone. ... <anatomy> Ethmoid bone, a bone of complicated structure through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium and over which they are largely distributed. ... Origin: Gr. Like a sieve; sieve + from: cf. F. Ethmoide, ethmoidal. ... Sour...
(eth-moi´dәl) pertaining to the ethmoid bone.
Type: Term Pronunciation: eth-moy′dăl Definitions: 1. Resembling a sieve.