Cranium

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniÉ™m

Origin

From Medieval Latin crānium ("skull"), from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kranion, "skull").

Full definition of cranium

Noun

1. The skull of a vertebrate.
2. That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.

Derived terms

• cranial
• cranially
• hemicrania
• hemicraniectomy
• hemicraniotomy

Anagrams

• Murcian