cranial

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/ See IPA manual

Freq #24403

Meanings

1

adj
of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain

Cranial pressure.
2

adj
Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
3

adj
Synonym of cephalic.

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Synonyms

3 adj · synonym of cephalic. cephalic

Word family

Derived forms abdominocranialacranialacrocranialbasicranialbrachycranialcaudocranialcerebrocranialcervicocranialchondrocranialcircumcranialcleidocranialcranialization

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Phrases (1)

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cranial nerve
one of the paired nerves that arise directly from the brain

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From cranium + -al. By surface analysis, crani- + -al.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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