neurocranium

English

Etymology

neuro- +‎ cranium

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪniəm

Noun

neurocranium (plural neurocrania)

(anatomy) The part of the skull that encloses the brain.

Synonyms

braincase, cranium

Related terms

neurocranial

Translations

anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain

Catalan: neurocrani (ca) m
Czech: mozkovna f
Finnish: aivokoppa (fi)
Irish: néaracráiniam m
Italian: neurocranio (it) m
Russian: нейрокраниум m (nejrokranium)
Swedish: neurokranium n, hjärnskål c, huvudskål (sv) c

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