cranial bones
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But one twin's diagnosis with acrania — a rare, fatal congenital disorder characterized by the full or partial absence of cranial bones — sent Brandt's world into a grief-stricken tailspin.
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2025
The cranial bones are eight bones that form the cranial cavity, which encloses the brain and serves as an attachment site for the muscles of the head and neck.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Schultze immediately realized its importance: similarities in the arrangement and shape of the cranial bones preserved in this fossil and Westoll's skull roof showed they belonged to the same species.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2020
The work suggests declining temperatures trigger shrews to literally break down their cranial bones and warm weather cues them to rebuild.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 23, 2017
Fractures of the cranial bones in large animals are comparatively rare, though the records are not destitute of cases.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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