cranium
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈkreɪniəm/
- Specialized
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cráneo
- The cranium was much larger than I expected. and the eye cavities were small, indicating a limited field of vision.
- bones of our cranium
She said the the brain may be may live in the cranium, but the mind lives throughout the body.
- She said the the brain may be may live in the cranium, but the mind lives throughout the body.
- So the sort of fundamentals of biometrics are similar in terms of facial recognition and ancestry estimation from the cranium.
- And our, our large brain are a very rounded cranium, a relatively small face.
- He just let it flow, just let it drip, drip, drop, drop right out of his brain cranium.
- For all you know, you maybe your brain's been moved into your chest and you've stuffed lungs into your, into your cranium or something.
- But you see, somebody showed up, their cranium all balled up, you know, like a regifted Christmas, you know, vase or vase.
Examples
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cranium was performed on all patients.
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And 27 of those are in the cranium.
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The top of his cranium is like a soft-boiled egg.
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The front of the adult cranium also shows a considerable injury, but one that most likely healed before death.
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We have the cranium protecting the skull, protecting the brain, and we have our rib cage protecting the heart and lungs.
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The cranium protects the brain from injury during a fall.
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Scientists examined the cranium of the ancient human to learn about its brain size.
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He suffered a crack in his cranium after the accident, requiring immediate medical attention.
Synonyms
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1.3
A bony structure of the head that protects the brain
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9.6
The hard part of the skull that covers and protects the brain inside the head
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7.0
Part of the skull that holds and protects the brain
How Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cranium comes from an old Greek word kranion, meaning 'skull'. Think of a cranium as the hard 'helmet' that protects the brain, and you can see the same root in cranial, which means 'relating to the skull'.