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cranium |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cranium \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl E. {Craniums} (-?mz), L. {Crania} (-?). [NL., fr Gr ????; akin to ??? head.] The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See {Skull}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: cranium n : the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: {braincase}, {brainpan}]
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