English Explanatory Dictionary

cranial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
  2. Synonym of cephalic.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cranial.wav

Word forms

cranial

Etymology

From cranium + -al. By surface analysis, crani- + -al.

Synonyms

cephalic

Derived words

abdominocranial acranial acrocranial basicranial brachycranial caudocranial cerebrocranial cervicocranial chondrocranial circumcranial cleidocranial cranial base cranial index cranialization cranial kinesis cranially cranialmost cranial nerve cranial orbit dermatocranial dolichocranial dorsocranial ectocranial eleventh cranial nerve endocranial epicranial exocranial extracranial first cranial nerve fourth cranial nerve hemicranial holocranial hyperbrachycranial infracranial intercranial intracranial intrauterine cranial decompression laterocranial mediocranial mesocranial nasocranial neurocranial ninth cranial nerve noncranial occipitocranial osteocranial otocranial paracranial pericranial postcranial posterocranial precranial proximocranial pterygocranial quadratocranial second cranial nerve seventh cranial nerve sixth cranial nerve splanchnocranial subcranial
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