Pericranium
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pericranium is a noun meaning (anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
Meaning
(anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
More Meanings
- (humorous, now rare) The head, skull; one's mind.
Example Sentences
After making the incision, the pericranium must be raised a little from the bone with the edge of the knife, to clear the bone, and the scalprum employed.
Now, Mrs Honour had unluckily poured so much of this liquid fire down her throat, that the smoke of it began to ascend into her pericranium, and blinded the eyes of Reason […]
Word Forms
- pericraniums
- pericrania
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paracranium, epicranium, cranium, ectocranium, periostium, epiotic.
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