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Cranium

Cranium Meaning & Definition
Cranium Definition And Meaning

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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