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cranium

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cranium /ˈkreɪnɪəm/

▶noun (pl. craniums or crania /-nɪə/) Anatomy the skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.

– origin ME: via med. L. from Gk kranion.

'cranium' also found in these Oxford entries:

braincase - cranial - craniate - cranio- - ethmoid - fontanelle - phrenology - sphenoid

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