pericranium
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noun
- The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
- The head, skull; one's mind.
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From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikránion), noun use of the neuter form of περικράνιος (perikránios, “around the skull”), from περί (perí, “around”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).
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