Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Of or relating to the skull or cranium.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Relating in any way to the cranium or skull.
- Specifically Pertaining to the cranium proper, or to that part of the skull which incloses the brain, as distinguished from the face: opposed to facial.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cranium.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain
Etymologies
- From cranium. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“An acquaintance, a plastic surgeon who specializes in cranial reconstruction, was returning from a conference on head injuries on September 11.”
“They carry information from one part of the brain to another, as well as back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body by way of the spinal cord and some specialized structures called cranial nerves.”
“The nerve fiber attached to these organs—specifically called cranial nerve zero because all the other numbers were already taken before it was discovered—responds specifically to scents from potential mates.”
“A new study says that laser scans reveal that the left side of Lincolns face was smaller than the right, a facial defect known as cranial microsomia.”
“The procedure Dr. Michael R. Egnor performed, called a cranial cruciate decompression, involved removing four triangular sections of bone from the top of Bobby's skull, leaving behind a cross-shaped, floating section to protect a large vein and four openings through which the swelling could protrude, alleviating the pressure.”
"The inside of the body is a very good place to store things like this."
“Now, for the first time ever, neurosurgeons from all over the world have congregated to perform a first, a separation of the two heads, the condition known as cranial pegus parasiticus (ph), or parasite twin.”
“When twins are connected at the top of the head and one stops growing, you develop this situation, known as cranial pegus parasiticus (ph), or twin parasite.”
“Patients who have received one of the 322 recalled cranial implant kits should speak with their surgeon immediately to determine the safest way to have the kits removed.”
“Some of these pathways consists of nerves springing directly from the brain itself, these nerves are called cranial nerves and there are twelve of them ..”
“Cancer treatments such as cranial radiation can damage the hypothalamus and pituitary; the result is an abnormal metabolism, which increases the risk of obesity and diabetes.”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cranial’.
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SCIE - EU nomenclature
All the scientific words found in the official EU nomenclature. For the screening I used Vocabgrabber of the Visual Thesaurus.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
abaca, abdominal, abrasive, absorbent, absorber, accelerator, accessory, account book, accumulator, acebutolol, acetaldehyde, acetamide and 4515 more...
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kirstenio's Words
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This quickly got bigger and weirder than originally intended, so now it's housing terms that relate to the study of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. See also Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Ichthy...
zygopophyses, ziphodont, plesiomorphic, cleidoic, endothermy, ectothermy, viviparous, vertebrae, cervical, dorsal, sacral, caudal and 628 more...
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wordsmithing part deux
because wordsmith is not a verb.
enmity, incarnate, chignon, nape, solitude, nocturne, decorum, warren, svelte, interstice, serene, charlotte and 488 more...
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thricedotted's Words
schadenfreude, vanquish, calumny, obsequious, rhapsody, expostulate, promontory, bordello, quintessence, catharsis, recapitulation, myriad and 937 more...
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cranio-, crani-
of or relating to the skull
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Spod's Words
corpulent, squidge, squiffy, sinuosity, ebullient, finger, penetrate, stimulate, recalcitrant, recidivist, dunnock, rococo and 152 more...
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MacBean's Words
verisimilitude, antediluvian, schadenfreude, eviscerate, exsanguinate, onomatopoeia, aesthetic, apocryphal, aubergine, byronic, brouhaha, bordello and 523 more...
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Reading The Anathemata - fragments of...
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gaudeous, glaciation, fecund, equinox, cranial, rubric, boreal, oblate, cognates, lithic, cerements, mime and 34 more...
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Medical & Pseudo-medical Words
immunology, subcutaneous, tumescence, meniscus, sartorial, cranial, myopia, nocebo
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