intracranial

[ in-truh-krey-nee-uhl ]

/ ˌɪn trəˈkreɪ ni əl /

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adjective

being or occurring within the skull.

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Origin of intracranial

First recorded in 1840–50; intra- + cranial

Words nearby intracranial

intracapsular, intracardiac, intracellular, Intracoastal Waterway, intracompany, intracranial, intractable, intracutaneous, intracutaneous test, intraday, intradermal

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How to use intracranial in a sentence

They had to lie down to bring the intracranial pressure — that inside their skulls — closer to what it would be like in space.
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In one experiment, 10 volunteers who already had medical devices implanted to measure intracranial pressure sealed their lower bodies inside an LBNP chamber.
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Participants had to lie down for the experiment to bring their intracranial pressure closer to what it would be like in space.
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M.H.M. Vlak, et al. “Trigger Factors and Their Attributable Risk for Rupture of Intracranial Aneurysms.”
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Coffee-drinking increases the risk of intracranial aneurysm by 10.6 percent.
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This act of intracranial-moviemaking renders us territorial.
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(ii) If there be symptoms of inflammation of the mastoid process, or of internal-ear or of intracranial suppuration.
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This will permit of free drainage and diminish the risk of future intracranial complications.
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(viii) As a preliminary step in intracranial suppurative lesions of otitic origin.
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In addition, much information may thus be gained in a doubtful case with regard to the situation of the intracranial lesion.
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(iii) Symptoms may occur pointing to some intracranial complication, and further operation may become necessary.
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British Dictionary definitions for intracranial

intracranial

/ (ˌɪntrəˈkreɪnɪəl) /

adjective

within the skull

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