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cranium
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cra·ni·um       [krey-nee-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ni·ums, -ni·a       [-nee-uh] Pronunciation Key.
1.the skull of a vertebrate.
2.the part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Also called braincase.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME craneum < ML crānium < Gk krāníon skull; akin to cerato-, cerebrum, cornu, horn]
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cra·ni·um       (krā'nē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. cra·ni·ums or cra·ni·a (-nē-ə)
  1. The skull of a vertebrate.
  2. The portion of the skull enclosing the brain; the braincase.


[Middle English craneum, from Medieval Latin crānium, from Greek krānion; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

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cranium       (krā'nē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural craniums or crania
The vertebrate skull, especially the part that encloses and protects the brain.

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