pericranium
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pericrania
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Origin of pericranium
1515–25; < New Latin < Greek perikránion, noun use of neuter of perikránios surrounding the skull, equivalent to peri- peri- + kraní ( on ) cranium + -os adj. suffix
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The scull was thick, the pericranium scarcely adhered to the bone, the dura mater was also but slightly attached to its internal surface.
From Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam
Now, Bon-Bon, do you behold the thoughts—the thoughts, I say,—the ideas—the reflections—which are being engendered in her pericranium?
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 by Edgar Allan Poe
The pericranium and dura mater adhered firmly to the scull; in many places there was an opake whiteness of the tunica arachnoides.
From Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by John Haslam
Granulations form between the skull and the dura, and on the outer aspect lifting up the pericranium.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Gummata may develop in the soft parts, but more commonly they take origin in the pericranium or bone.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
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