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Definition of Cranium
1. Noun. The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Exact synonyms: Braincase, Brainpan
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
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 Cranium
1. n. 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.
Definition of Cranium
1. the skull [n -NIUMS or -NIA]
Medical Definition of Cranium
1. The bones of the skull which contain the brain, the brain case (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cranium
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