pericranium

American  

[per-i-krey-nee-uhm] / ˌpɛr ɪˈkreɪ ni əm /

noun

Anatomy.

plural

pericrania

1. the outer periosteum of the cranium.

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pericranium British  

/ ˌpɛrɪˈkreɪnɪəm /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• pericranial adjective
• subpericranial adjective

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

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 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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On opening the head, the pericranium was scarcely adherent.

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

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