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

Granulations form between the skull and the dura, and on the outer aspect lifting up the pericranium.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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

From Observations on Madness and Melancholy Including Practical Remarks on those Diseases together with Cases and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection by Haslam, John

Between the scalp proper and the pericranium is a quantity of loose areolar tissue, in the meshes of which extravasated blood or inflammatory products can rapidly spread over a wide area.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

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

From Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works by Anonymous

Gummata may develop in the soft parts, but more commonly they take origin in the pericranium or bone.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander