cribrous

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von cribrous im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Perforated, as in the manner of a sieve

At the posterior pole of the eye the sclera is pierced by the optic nerve, whose numerous bundles penetrate the coats of the eyeball and give to this portion of the sclera a cribrous appearance.

Silbentrennung

crib·rous

Synonyme

cribriform

Etymologie

() From Latin cribrum (“sieve”)