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cra⋅ni⋅um

  [krey-nee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -ni⋅ums, -ni⋅a  [-nee-uh] .
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)   
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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Cultural Dictionary

cranium [(kray-nee-uhm)]

The part of the skull that encloses the brain.

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Word Origin & History

cranium 
1543, from M.L. cranium, from Gk. kranion "skull," related to kara "head." Strictly, the bones which enclose the brain.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: cra·ni·um
Pronunciation: 'krA-nE-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cra·ni·ums or cra·nia /-nE-&/
: SKULL; specifically : BRAINCASE
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cranium cra·ni·um (krā'nē-əm)
n. pl. cra·ni·ums or cra·ni·a (-nē-ə)

  1. The bones of the head considered as a group; skull.

  2. The bony case enclosing the brain, excluding the bones of the face; braincase.

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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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