pericranium

[per-i-krey-nee-uhm]

noun

Anatomy.

plural

pericrania 

1. the outer periosteum of the cranium.

pericranium

/ ˌpɛrɪˈkreɪnɪəm /

noun

1. the fibrous membrane covering the external surface of the skull

Other Word Forms

• pericranial adjective
• subpericranial adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pericranium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pericranium¹

C16: New Latin, from Greek perikranion

Example Sentences

Their castors stand in great want of “Rowland’s Macassar,” as well as Dr. Winn’s “true anticardiam,” which engages to make old articles look like new; the original size has gradually diminished until it is almost insufficient to cover their pericranium, while the form beats in distortion those to be daily seen in the shop-windows of “Lloyd.”

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The conjecturers, the combination, and the declaration of war, exist no where but in the Doctor's pericranium.

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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.

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The pericranium and dura mater adhered firmly to the scull; in many places there was an opake whiteness of the tunica arachnoidea.

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Upon opening the head, the pericranium was found loosely adherent to the scull.

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