Pericranium Definition
pĕrĭ-krānē-əm
noun
The periosteum of the external surface of the skull.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pericranium
Noun
Singular:
pericranium
Plural:
pericraniumsOrigin of Pericranium
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From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikranion), noun use of the neuter form of περικράνιος (perikranios, “around the skull"), from περί (peri, “around") + κρανίον (kranion, “skull").
From Wiktionary
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New Latin pericrānium from Greek perikrānion from neuter of perikrānios around the skull peri- peri- krānion cranium cranium
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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