pericranium
noun
the outer periosteum of the cranium.
pericranial
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a word derived from
pericranium.
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The intermediate layer—the diploë—is highly vascular, branches of the meningeal vessels anastomosing freely in its open porous substance with branches derived from the pericranial vessels.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
