cranial C2 Topic:The Human Body 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 adj · synonym of cephalic. cephalic Word family Derived forms abdominocranialacranialacrocranialbasicranialbrachycranialcaudocranialcerebrocranialcervicocranialchondrocranialcircumcranialcleidocranialcranialization Common collocations cranial nerve Adjective + noun Etymology From cranium + -al. By surface analysis, crani- + -al. Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cranial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 24403 ## Meanings 1. of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain 2. Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull. 3. Synonym of cephalic. ## Examples - Cranial pressure. ## Derived Forms - abdominocranial - acranial - acrocranial - basicranial - brachycranial - caudocranial - cerebrocranial - cervicocranial - chondrocranial - circumcranial - cleidocranial - cranialization ## Etymology From cranium + -al. By surface analysis, crani- + -al. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown