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noun

cranium

KRAY-nee-uhm
noun
1
The bony part of the skull that encloses and protects the brain.
"The helmet is designed to protect the cranium in a fall."

How to Use Cranium

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe part of the skull surrounding the brain — the more clinical word for skull.

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Word Forms

craniums plural, crania plural

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Etymology

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

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