endocranium

American

[en-doh-krey-nee-uhm] / ˌɛn doʊˈkreɪ ni əm /

noun

Anatomy.

PLURAL

endocrania

the inner lining membrane of the skull; the dura mater.
the inside surface of the skull.

endocranium British

/ ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəm /

noun

anatomy the thick fibrous membrane that lines the cranial cavity and forms the outermost layer of the dura mater

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Other Word Forms

endocranial adjective

Etymology

Origin of endocranium

From New Latin, dating back to 1875–80; endo-, cranium

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Members of this subfamily differ from those of the subfamily Diplocercinae in having several paired and unpaired elements in the sphenethmoid region of the endocranium, instead of only one larger ossification.

From Project Gutenberg

In viewing the changes in the endocranium of Carboniferous and Permian coelacanths, it would be well to consider the mechanical relationship of the loss of the basipterygoid processes to the effect on swallowing prey.

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