cranium

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• enPR: krā'nē-əm, IPA ^(key): /ˈkreɪ.ni.əm/

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Noun

Singular cranium

Plural craniums or crania

Cranium (braincase) with the eight bones of the human cranium labelled.

1. (anatomy) The cranium of the skull is made up of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.

Related words

• cranial