cranium
noun/ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”). By surface analysis, crani- + -um.
- borrowed from crānium
Definitions
That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the…
That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
- The Skull is divided into two parts, the Cranium and the Face. The Cranium is composed of eight bones; […]
- ‘I always ask leave, in the interests of science, to measure the crania of those going out there,’ he said.
- The cranium of the fowl is composed of the same elements as are present in the mammalian cranium, save that there is no interparietal.
The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not…
The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
- In this study, the cranium recovered from the River Witham in Lincoln exhibited a black metallic staining on the surfaces of the teeth.
Synonym of skull.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cranium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA