What is another word for cranial?

Pronunciation: [kɹˈe͡ɪnɪəl] (IPA)

Cranial refers to the skull, specifically the bones that make up the head. Synonyms for cranial include cephalic, skull-related, head-related, and craniate. Cephalic relates to the head, used in anatomical terms to describe the parts of the body related to the head. Skull-related refers directly to the bones of the skull. Head-related is similar to cephalic, but more general in its meaning. Craniate refers to vertebrate animals that have a skull, including fish, birds, reptiles, and mammals. These synonyms are useful for describing different aspects of the head and the skull, and can be used in a variety of contexts, from medical terminology to zoology.

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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Cranial

Morgagni pointed out that the mucous membrane of the nose is partly supplied also from the fifth pair of cranial nerves.
"Makers of Modern Medicine"
James J. Walsh
Paying no heed to this flippancy, Professor explains gravely that peculiar formations incline to special acts, and that the development of certain cranial organs-vulgarly termed 'bumps'-may be lessened or augmented in the course of early schooling.
"The History of "Punch""
M. H. Spielmann
On the other hand he found that the cranial capacity of forty-five murderers was 1,580 cubic centimetres, also superior to the general average.
"The Black Man's Place in South Africa"
Peter Nielsen

Famous quotes with Cranial

  • He was waiting to choke you on a marble, to smother you with a dry-cleaning bag, to sizzle you into eternity with a fast and lethal boogie of electricity- Available At Your Nearest Switch plate Or Vacant Light Socket Right Now. There was death in a quarter bag of peanuts, an aspirated piece of steak, the next pack of cigarettes. He was around all the time, he monitored all the checkpoints between the mortal and the eternal. Dirty needles, poison beetles, downed live wires, forest fires. Whirling roller skates that shot nerdy little kids into busy intersections. When you got into the bathtub to take a shower, Oz got right in there too- Shower With A Friend. When you got on an airplane, Oz took your boarding pass. He was in the water you drank, the food you ate. Who's out there? you howled in the dark when you were all frightened and all alone, and it was his answer that came back: Don't be afraid, it's just me. Hi, howaya? You got cancer of the bowel, what a bummer, so solly, Cholly! Septicemia! Leukemia! Atherosclerosis! Coronary thrombosis! Encephalitis! Osteomyelitis! Hey-ho, let's go! Junkie in a doorway with a knife. Phone call in the middle of the night. Blood cooking in battery acid on some exit ramp in North Carolina. Big handfuls of pills, munch em up. That peculiar cast of the fingernails following asphyxiation- in its final grim struggle to survive the brain takes all oxygen that is left, even that in those living cells under the nails. Hi, folks, my name's Oz the Gweat and Tewwible, but you can call me Oz if you want- hell, we're old friends by now. Just stopped by to whop you with a little congestive heart failure or a cranial blood clot or something; can't stay, got to see a woman about a breech birth, then I've got a little smoke-inhalation job to do in Omaha.
    Stephen King

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