- pericrania
- 'perɪ'kreɪnɪəm n. membrane that covers the skull
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pericranium — noun (plural pericrania) Etymology: Middle English pericraneum, from Medieval Latin, from Greek perikranion, neuter of perikranios around the skull, from peri + kranion skull more at cranium Date: 15th century the external periosteum of the skull … New Collegiate Dictionary
pericranium — pericranial, adj. /per i kray nee euhm/, n., pl. pericrania / nee euh/. Anat. the outer periosteum of the cranium. [1515 25; < NL < Gk perikránion, n. use of neut. of perikránios surrounding the skull, equiv. to peri PERI + kraní(on) CRANIUM + os … Universalium
pericranium — /pɛriˈkreɪniəm/ (say peree krayneeuhm) noun (plural pericrania /pɛriˈkreɪniə/ (say peree krayneeuh)) 1. Anatomy the external periosteum of the cranium. 2. Obsolete the skull or brain. {New Latin, from Greek perikranion (neuter) around the skull}… …
pericranium — [per΄ə krā′nē əm] n. pl. pericrania [per΄i krā′nēə] [ModL < Gr perikranion, orig. neut. adj., around the skull < peri , around + kranion, skull: see CRANIUM] the periosteum of the external surface of the skull pericranial adj … English World dictionary
