cranial bones
Americannoun
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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 skull consists of 22 bones, which are divided into two categories: cranial bones and facial bones.
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
There was no communication of the cranial cavities, but simply fusion of the cranial bones covered by superficial fascia and skin.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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