Cranium
11Cranium — Die Bezeichnung Cranium hat mehrere Bedeutungen: Der lateinische Ausdruck für den Schädel Ein Brettspiel zum Raten und Denken, siehe Cranium (Spiel) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wor …
12cranium — UK [ˈkreɪnɪəm] / US noun [countable] Word forms cranium : singular cranium plural craniums or crania UK [ˈkreɪnɪə] / US medical your skull …
13cranium — /kray nee euhm/, n., pl. craniums, crania / nee euh/. 1. the skull of a vertebrate. 2. the part of the skull that encloses the brain. Also called braincase. [1375 1425; late ME craneum < ML cranium < Gk kraníon skull; akin to CERATO , CEREBRUM,… …
14Cranium — The top portion of the skull which protects the brain. The bones of the cranium include the frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones. * * * The bones of the head collectively. In a more limited sense, the neurocranium,… …
15Cranium — Cra|ni|um: ↑ Kranium. * * * Cranium, der Schädel. * * * Cra|ni|um: ↑Kranium …
16cranium — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. skull, brainpan, braincase, pericranium, bony covering, crown, brain box*; see also brain 1 , head 1 . Bones of the cranium include: occipital, frontal, parietal, temporal, sphenoid, mastoid, ethmoid, lacrimal, nasal,… …
17Cranium — Cra|ni|um, auch Kranium das; [s], ...ia <über nlat. cranium aus gleichbed. gr. kraníon> der menschliche Schädel (Hirn u. Gesichtsschädel) …
18cranium — [[t]kre͟ɪniəm[/t]] craniums, crania (plural) [pr][[t]kre͟ɪniə[/t]][/pr] N COUNT Your cranium is the round part of your skull that contains your brain. [TECHNICAL] …
19cranium — noun a blow to his cranium Syn: skull, head, brain case; informal noggin, brainpan …
20cranium — cra•ni•um [[t]ˈkreɪ ni əm[/t]] n. pl. ni•ums, ni•a [[t] ni ə[/t]] 1) anat. zool. the skull of a vertebrate 2) anat. zool. Also called braincase the part of the skull that encloses the brain. • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < ML crānium < Gk …
