pericranium

[ per-i-krey-nee-uhm ]

/ ˌpɛr ɪˈkreɪ ni əm /

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noun, plural per·i·cra·ni·a

[per-i-krey-nee-uh]. /ˌpɛr ɪˈkreɪ ni ə/. Anatomy.

the outer periosteum of the cranium.

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM pericranium

per·i·cra·ni·al, adjectivesub·per·i·cra·ni·al, adjective

Words nearby pericranium

Periclean, Pericles, periclinal, pericline, pericope, pericranium, pericycle, pericynthion, peridental, peridental membrane, periderm

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How to use pericranium in a sentence

Now, Bon-Bon, do you behold the thoughtsthe thoughts, I saythe ideasthe reflectionswhich are being engendered in her pericranium?
Devil Stories|Various
The elevator by which the pericranium was separated is called by Paul .
Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times|John Stewart Milne
Blood extravasated under the pericranium is limited by the attachments of this membrane at the sutures.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Should the wound extend through the pericranium, infection is more liable to spread to the bone and to the cranial contents.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

Suppuration under the pericranium tends to be limited by the inter-sutural attachments of the membrane.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for pericranium

pericranium

/ (ˌpɛrɪˈkreɪnɪəm) /

noun plural -nia (-nɪə)

the fibrous membrane covering the external surface of the skull

Derived forms of pericranium

pericranial, adjective

Word Origin for pericranium

C16: New Latin, from Greek perikranion

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