cranium

Definitions

1. That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw
2. That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
3. The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible)
4. The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
   informal
5. The skull of a vertebrate animal. It encloses and protects the brain.
6. Synonym of skull
7. Synonym of skull.
   informal
8. The part of the skull that contains the brain.
9. cráneo, parte ósea de la cabeza que cubre el cerebro.
10. The skull.
11. The portion of the skull enclosing the brain; the braincase.
12. (Anatomy) the skull of a vertebrate
13. (Anatomy) the part of the skull that encloses the brain. Nontechnical name: brainpan
14. the skull of a vertebrate.
15. Also called braincase. the part of the skull that encloses the brain.
16. n pl <crania> (Anat) → Schädel m, → Cranium nt (spec)
    n pl

Equivalents

Examples

“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 cranial bones, or cranium (kra′ne-um), enclose and protect⟳ the fragile brain and furnish attachment sites for head and neck muscles.”

“In this study⟳, the cranium recovered from the River Witham in Lincoln exhibited a black metallic staining on the surfaces of the teeth.”

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