Cranium

  • 51cranium — n. the part of the skeleton that encloses the brain. It consists of eight bones connected together by immovable joints (see skull). Derivatives: cranial adj …

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  • 52cranium — [ˈkreɪniəm] noun [C] medical your SKULL …

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  • 53cranium — /ˈkreɪniəm / (say krayneeuhm) noun (plural crania /ˈkreɪniə/ (say krayneeuh) or craniums) 1. the skull of a vertebrate. 2. that part of the skull which encloses the brain. {Medieval Latin, from Greek krān ion} …

  • 54cranium —   n. skull, especially part enclosing brain.    ♦ cranial, a.    ♦ craniate, a. having a skull.    ♦ craniology, n. study of skulls.    ♦ craniometry, n. measurement of skulls.    ♦ craniotomy, n. surgical incision in skull; crushing of skull to… …

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  • 55cranium — n. (pl. craniums or crania) 1 the skull. 2 the part of the skeleton that encloses the brain. Etymology: ME f. med.L f. Gk kranion skull …

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  • 56cerebral cranium — cranium cerebrale those portions of the bones of the head that contribute to the calvaria …

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  • 57cranium bifidum — incomplete formation of the calvaria, with defective development of the brain and often an encephalocele or meningocele. Called also cranioschisis …

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  • 58cranium bifidum occultum — congenital cleft of the calvaria without associated abnormality of the brain or meninges, detectable only radiographically …

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  • 59cranium\ crusher — to give someone a swift kick in the head man if justin keeps this up im gunna give him a cranuim crusher he will never forget …

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  • 60cranium\ crusher — to give someone a swift kick in the head man if justin keeps this up im gunna give him a cranuim crusher he will never forget …

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