pericranium
Americannoun
plural
pericranianoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
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
Example Sentences
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Heigho! when will any Invention visit the human pericranium?
From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4 by Poe, Edgar Allan
If the epicranial aponeurosis is divided, the “dangerous area” between it and the pericranium is opened, and if infection occurs, it may lead to widespread suppuration.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Now, Bon-Bon, do you behold the thoughts—the thoughts, I say—the ideas—the reflections—which are being engendered in her pericranium?
From Devil Stories An Anthology by Various
They may originate in the pericranium, in the diploë, or in the dura mater, and usually involve the bones of the vault.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
The conjecturers, the combination, and the declaration of war, exist no where but in the Doctor's pericranium.
From Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works by Anonymous
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