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endocast

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en⋅do⋅cast

  [en-duh-kast, -kahst]
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–noun Archaeology.
1. endocranial cast.
2. steinkern.
Origin:
1945–50; endo(cranial) + cast1

endocranial cast

 
–noun Archaeology.
a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape.
Also called endocast.

Origin:
1920–25

stein⋅kern

  [shtahyn-kern, -kurn, stahyn-]
–noun Archaeology.
the fossilized outline of a hollow organic structure, as a skull or a mollusk shell, formed when mud or sediment consolidated within the structure and the structure itself disintegrated or dissolved.
Also called endocast.

Origin:
< G Steinkern lit., stone, pit (of a fruit), equiv. to Stein stone + Kern core, kernel
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Main Entry: en·do·cast
Pronunciation: 'en-d&-"kast
Function: noun
: ENDOCRANIAL CAST

Main Entry: endocranial cast
Function: noun
: a cast of the cranial cavity showing the approximate shape of the brain
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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