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intracranial

American  
[in-truh-krey-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

Example Sentences

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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

Further serious health problems followed, including being diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension - a build-up of pressure around the brain - and fibromyalgia, a chronic condition causing widespread pain throughout the body.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 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 with the lesser spasm there would be a less extensive sinking of intracranial pressure with less consecutive collateral hyperæmia of the lower centres and therefore no convulsion.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

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