cranium

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Medieval Latin cranium "skull", from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kranion), “‘skull’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniəm

[edit] Noun

cranium (plural craniums or crania)

1. The skull of a vertebrate.
2. That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.

[edit] Derived terms

• cranial
• cranially
• hemicraniectomy
• hemicraniotomy

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: acimnru
• Murcian