Talk:Olfactory foramina
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"cribr-" Greek typo / Should be Latin
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The olfactory foramina, also known as the cribriform foramina (cribr- is "a sieve" in Greek)
However, if Wiktionary is taken to be a reliable source:
ethmoid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
from Ancient Greek ἠθμοειδής (ēthmoeidḗs, “like a strainer, perforated”), from ἠθμός (ēthmós, “strainer, sieve”)
cribriform - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From Latin cribrum (“sieve”)
The original text is likely to be a typo, since it is common to forget whether a term was of Latin or Greek origin.
I am new to wiki contributions so I chose to only comment here. AnatomyHard (talk) 08:12, 18 November 2025 (UTC)