Spontaneous evacuation may take place by the abscess bursting into the nose through the Cribriform plate.
"Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition."
Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson
At the same time, its structure becomes more compact, the Cribriform appearance of its anterior and lateral faces more or less destroyed, and the few remaining openings apparently increased in size.
"Diseases of the Horse's Foot"
Harry Caulton Reeks
Where this superficial fascia overlies the saphenous opening, E, of the fascia lata, it assumes a "Cribriform" character, owing to its being pierced by numerous lymphatic vessels and some veins.
"Surgical Anatomy"
Joseph Maclise