About The Word Cranium
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Cranium
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What's The Definition Of Cranium?
[n] the part of the skull that encloses the brain
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cranium: braincase | brainpan Related Terms | Find terms related to Cranium: See Also | asterion | bone | calvaria | coronal suture | ethmoid | ethmoid bone | fontanel | fontanelle | foramen magnum | forehead | frontal bone | frontal suture | interparietal suture | lamboid suture | occipital bone | occipitomastoid suture | os | os frontale | os temporale | parietal bone | parietomastoid suture | sagittal suture | skull | skullcap | soft spot | stephanion | sutura coronalis | sutura frontalis | sutura lamboidea | sutura sagittalis | temporal bone Cranium In Webster's Dictionary \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. {Craniums} (-?mz),
L. {Crania} (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. ????; akin to ??? head.]
The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull,
either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the
brain; the brain case or brainpan. See {Skull}.
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