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intracranial

American  
[in-truh-kray-nee-uhl] / ˌɪn trəˈkreɪ ni əl /

adjective

  1. being or occurring within the skull.


intracranial British  
/ ˌɪntrəˈkreɪnɪəl /

adjective

  1. within the skull

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of intracranial

First recorded in 1840–50; intra- + cranial


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The intracranial haemorrhage was caused by a blow to the head he sustained when he fell in his bathroom at the presidential residence in October, according to a hospital statement.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2024

Women who needed respiratory care or who suffered a cerebrovascular accident like stroke or intracranial haemorrhage were 40 per cent less likely to have a second baby.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

The next step was intracranial monitoring, which involves implanting electrodes inside the skull to record electrical activity and track the location of seizures.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 15, 2022

That’s definitely not on the official list of symptoms for intracranial teratomas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2021

At the same time, the pain was decidedly not referred to any cutaneous sensory nerve; and on the whole it appeared probable that the affection was intracranial.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Francis E. Anstie

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