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pericranium

[ per-i-krey-nee-uhm ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural pericrania
  1. the outer periosteum of the cranium.


pericranium

/ ˌɛɪˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. the fibrous membrane covering the external surface of the skull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈԾ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • i·n· adjective
  • ܲp··n· adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pericranium1

1515–25; < New Latin < Greek áԾDz, noun use of neuter of áԾDz surrounding the skull, equivalent to peri- peri- + í ( on ) cranium + -os adj. suffix
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pericranium1

C16: New Latin, from Greek perikranion
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Example Sentences

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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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