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Etymology
From Medieval Latin cranium#Latin|cranium "skull", from Ancient Greek κ�ανίον (kranion) "upper part of the head, skull".
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪni�m|-eɪni�m
Noun
en-noun|pl2=crania
#The skull of a vertebrate.
#That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.
Translations
trans-top|skull
Finnish: kallo
Italian: cranio m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|braincase
Finnish: aivokoppa
Italian: cranio m
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Derived terms
cranial
cranially
hemicraniectomy
hemicraniotomy
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