pericranium

[ per-i-krey-nee-uh m ]

/ ˌpɛr ɪˈkreɪ ni əm /

noun, plural per·i·cra·ni·a [per-i-krey-nee-uh] /ˌpɛr ɪˈkreɪ ni ə/. Anatomy.

the outer periosteum of the cranium.

Nearby words

pericolitis, pericolpitis, pericope, pericoronitis, pericranitis, pericranium, pericycle, pericynthion, pericystic, pericystitis, pericyte

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

Related forms

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

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Examples from the Web for pericranium

Granulations form between the skull and the dura, and on the outer aspect lifting up the pericranium.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
(It rises and falls with the inhaling and exhaling breaths up to the pericranium and thence down to the fundament).
The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2)|Valmiki
The latter sometimes extend to the pericranium, and in case of recovery leave permanent cicatrices.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Upon dividing the integuments of the head, the pericranium was found scarcely to adhere to the scull.
Observations on Madness and Melancholy|John Haslam

They may originate in the pericranium, in the diploë, or in the dura mater, and usually involve the bones of the vault.
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

pericranial, adjective

Word Origin for pericranium

C16: New Latin, from Greek perikranion

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Medicine definitions for pericranium

pericranium

[ pĕr′ĭ-krā′nē-əm ]

n. pl. per•i•cra•ni•a (-nē-ə)

The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull.

Related forms

per′i•cra′ni•al adj.