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cribriform plates

cribriform plates is the plural of cribriform plate.

Meaning of cribriform plate

Noun

cribriform plate (plural cribriform plates)

  1. In the human skull, a sieve-like region of the ethmoid bone (which separates the nasal cavity from the brain).
    Synonyms:
    lamina cribrosa

Questions about cribriform plates

What is cribriform plates the plural of?
Cribriform plates is the plural of cribriform plate.

Words near cribriform plates in the dictionary

  1. cribrellum
  2. cribricyath
  3. cribricyaths
  4. cribriform
  5. cribriform plate
  6. cribriform plates
  7. cribriformity
  8. cribrilinid
  9. cribrilinids
  10. cribroethmoid
  11. cribrose

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