Definitions
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- adj. Of or pertaining to the neurocranium
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of or pertaining to the neurocrane.
Etymologies
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neuro- + cranial
Examples
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The hypothesis that lungfishes are the sister group of amphibians is supported by two possible synapomorphies: loss of a saccus vasculosus and the presence of neurocranial endolymphatic sacs.
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Activated p38 in addition to the ERK1/2 signaling pathways may mediate the mutant neurocranial phenotype.
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They go on to say: "Cranium 14 is the earliest documented case of craniosynostosis with resulting neurocranial, brain deformities, and, very likely, asymmetries of the facial skeleton.
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