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Definition of Braincase
1. Noun. The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Terms within: Asterion, Stephanion, Ethmoid, Ethmoid Bone, Os Temporale, Temporal Bone, Calvaria, Skullcap, Forehead, Frontal Bone, Os Frontale, Parietal Bone, Occipital Bone, Coronal Suture, Sutura Coronalis, Frontal Suture, Sutura Frontalis, Lamboid Suture, Sutura Lamboidea, Occipitomastoid Suture, Parietomastoid Suture, Interparietal Suture, Sagittal Suture, Sutura Sagittalis, Fontanel, Fontanelle, Soft Spot, Foramen Magnum
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Skull
Derivative terms: Cranial
Definition of Braincase
1. Noun. The part of the skull that contains the brain; the cranium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Braincase
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Braincase
1. Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. Origin: neuro-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Braincase
Literary usage of Braincase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Order Microsauria by Robert Lynn Carroll, Pamela Gaskill (1978)
"The basioccipital and basisphenoid form the base of the braincase in this area.
Dorsally the supraoccipital forms an exterior roof to the posterior portion ..."
2. The Order Microsauria by Pamela Gaskill, Robert Lynn Carroll (1978)
"The basioccipital and basisphenoid form the base of the braincase in this area.
Dorsally the supraoccipital forms an exterior roof to the posterior portion ..."
3. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"Macacus, Gorilla and Orang show a relatively short, wide braincase and a very
elongated palate." These and similar exceptions to the "principle of ..."
4. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"The skull has u high, rounded braincase, rising abruptly from the base of the
rostrum. A topotype is similar in coloration but smaller, being a young adult. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1915)
"Similar in general to that of 0. n. nitidus, but braincase much more distended ;
interorbital constriction about the same, but supraorbital ridges more ..."
6. The Families and Genera of Bats by Gerrit Smith Miller (1907)
"26) with globular braincase rising abruptly above level of narrow, elongate rostrum.
Greatest breadth of braincase about equal to depth, ..."
7. The People by J. L. Angel (1971)
"Lengths of bones, the thickness diameters of their shafts, the size of braincase,
skull base, and face—these define growth and size, as determined by diet, ..."
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