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Basisphenoidal :: Basisphenoidal (a.) Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult..

Bucranium :: Bucranium (n.) A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with wreaths, etc..

Mesocephalic :: Mesocephalic (a.) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic.

Frons :: Frons (n.) The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.

Table :: Table (n.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the cranium..

Epicranium :: Epicranium (n.) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.

Bump :: Bump (n.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are associated with distinct faculties or affections of the mind; as, the bump of veneration; the bump of acquisitiveness..

Epicranium :: Epicranium (n.) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc..

Festoon :: Festoon (n.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium..

Basioccipital :: Basioccipital (a.) Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium, frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but usually distinct in the young..

Epicranial :: Epicranial (a.) Pertaining to the epicranium; as epicranial muscles.

Craniums :: Craniums (pl. ) of Craniu.

Encephalon :: Encephalon (n.) The contents of the cranium; the brain.

Crania :: Crania (n.) A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied resemblance to the cranium or skull.

Fornix :: Fornix (n.) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva..

Calvaria :: Calvaria (n.) The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion..

Sindon :: Sindon (n.) A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in the cranium made by a trephine.

Brainpan :: Brainpan (n.) The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.

Parietes :: Parietes (n. pl.) The walls of a cavity or an organ; as, the abdominal parietes; the parietes of the cranium..

Hydrocephalus :: Hydrocephalus (n.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously..

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