Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Situated beneath the skull, in general.
- noun Situated below the cranial axis or cranium proper—that is, in man, in front of the brain-case: as, the subcranial visceral arches of the embryo.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium; facial.
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- adjective anatomy Situated under, or on the
ventral side of, thecranium ;facial .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Evidently, "the old man" hit his head hard enough to cause a subcranial hemorrhage.
wilberteets Diary Entry wilberteets 2007
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Nor did they pass over her face with a casual glance and totally avoid the interesting subcranial territory completely.
The Metrognome and Other Stories Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1990
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Nor did they pass over her face with a casual glance and totally avoid the interesting subcranial territory completely.
The Metrognome and other Stories Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1990
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The commander was still recovering from Dr. Bashir’s treatment of her subcranial bleeding, and Worf had ordered that no crew member be alone until he could determine who had helped Weyoun beam off the ship—though given everything else the crew faced, that was a mystery that seemed destined to remain unsolved.
MILLENNIUM GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS JUDITH 2000
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The commander was still recovering from Dr. Bashir’s treatment of her subcranial bleeding, and Worf had ordered that no crew member be alone until he could determine who had helped Weyoun beam off the ship—though given everything else the crew faced, that was a mystery that seemed destined to remain unsolved.
MILLENNIUM GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS JUDITH 2000
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The commander was still recovering from Dr. Bashir’s treatment of her subcranial bleeding, and Worf had ordered that no crew member be alone until he could determine who had helped Weyoun beam off the ship—though given everything else the crew faced, that was a mystery that seemed destined to remain unsolved.
MILLENNIUM GARFIELD REEVES-STEVENS JUDITH 2000
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