Pericranium Definition

pĕrĭ-krānē-əm
noun
The periosteum of the external surface of the skull.
Webster's New World

(humorous, now rare) The head, skull; one's mind.

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Noun

Singular:
pericranium
Plural:
pericraniums

Origin of Pericranium

  • 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").

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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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