cribrosus

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Latin

Etymology

crībrum (sieve) +‎ -ōsus

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kriːˈbroː.sus/,

Adjective

crībrōsus (feminine crībrōsa, neuter crībrōsum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (New Latin) porous, cribrose, cribriform
    lāmina crībrōsa
    cribriform plate

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.