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pericranium Definition

peri·cra·nium (per′ə krā′nē əm)

noun pl. -·nia-ə

the periosteum of the external surface of the skull

Etymology: ModL < Gr perikranion, orig. neut. adj., around the skull < peri-, around + kranion, skull: see cranium

pericranium Related Forms

per′i·cra′·nial adjective

Browse dictionary entries near pericranium

  1. ‹ pericope
  2. ‹ Pericles
  3. ‹ Periclean
  4. ‹ perichondrium
  5. ‹ pericarp
  6. ‹ pericardium
  7. ‹ pericarditis
  8. ‹ periblem
  9. ‹ periapt
  10. ‹ periapsis
  1. pericycle ›
  2. pericynthion ›
  3. periderm ›
  4. peridium ›
  5. peridot ›
  6. peridotite ›
  7. perigee ›
  8. perigynous ›
  9. perihelion ›
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