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transcranial

transcranial

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Passing through the skull to reach the brain
  • adjective
  • /trænsˈkreɪniəl/
  • Specialized
: transcraneal
  • Doctors use transcranial magnetic stimulation to help treat depression in patients.
  • transcranial magnetic stimulation
  • transcranial direct current
  • transcranial direct

So they, no, they had, there was a thing called TMS, which was transcranial magnetic stimulation.

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Examples

  • Do you think transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment could alleviate PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, panic, anxiety or Alzheimer's?

  • They use transcranial magnetic stimulation and EEG technology.

  • So they, no, they had, there was a thing called TMS, which was transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    Theo Von Clips

  • So transcranial magnetic stimulation seems to intervene in these very fast processes right now.

    Andrew Huberman

  • OK, Now let's talk about this transcranial magnetic stimulation, because what we're talking about, you don't actually touch the patient.

  • We've got transcranial magnetic stimulation, which wasn't around when I first started.

    The Diary Of A CEO

  • Transcranial Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, or TMS for short, involves generating a large magnetic field close to the skull.

  • Nothing could help that, although someday the transcranial magnetic stimulation people might produce something precise enough to allow neural impressing without surgery.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Adding transcranial direct current stimulation to functional task practice resulted in improved fine hand motor performance, pinch strength, and visuomotor tracking.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The study explored how transcranial techniques can enhance brain function during rehabilitation.

Surface Forms

transcranial positive

Morphology

transcranial = cranial (transparent) = trans + trans + cranial

Meaning 'across' or 'through' the skull is directly formed by the productive prefix 'trans-' plus 'cranial', a standard medical formation.

Etymology

Transcranial combines the prefix trans- ('across' or 'through') and cranial from cranium ('skull'). So, transcranial describes something that goes 'through the skull', like medical treatments or tests that act across the head.