Definition of cranium in English:

cranium

nounPlural crania, Plural craniums ˈkreɪnɪəmˈkreɪniəm

Anatomy

The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
〔剖〕（头）颅
Example sentencesExamples
- As the infection spreads in the temporal bone, it may extend into the cranium and result in cranial nerve palsies.
- There were no significant skull fractures and so this really is a case of the brain rattling within the cranium.
- The eye is located within the orbital cavity of the skull between the cranium and the facial skeleton.
- There is also part of another male skull and an immature cranium from a six- or seven-year-old child.
- The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault.
Synonyms
skull, brain case
brain
head
informal brainpan

Origin

Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion 'skull'.

migraine from Late Middle English:
People unfortunate enough to suffer from migraine know that this sort of throbbing headache usually affects one side of the head—reflected in the origin of the word. It is a highly shortened form of Greek hemi- ‘half’ and kranion ‘skull’, the source of English cranium (mid 16th century). Until the 20th century the form megrim, also used for a fit of being difficult, was more common than migraine.

Rhymes

geranium, germanium, Herculaneum, titanium, uranium

Definition of cranium in US English:

cranium

nounˈkrānēəmˈkreɪniəm

Anatomy

The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain.
〔剖〕（头）颅
Example sentencesExamples
- The eye is located within the orbital cavity of the skull between the cranium and the facial skeleton.
- There were no significant skull fractures and so this really is a case of the brain rattling within the cranium.
- As the infection spreads in the temporal bone, it may extend into the cranium and result in cranial nerve palsies.
- The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault.
- There is also part of another male skull and an immature cranium from a six- or seven-year-old child.
Synonyms
skull, brain case

Origin

Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion ‘skull’.

单词	cranium
释义	Definition of cranium in English: cranium nounPlural crania, Plural craniums ˈkreɪnɪəmˈkreɪniəm Anatomy The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain. 〔剖〕（头）颅 Example sentencesExamples As the infection spreads in the temporal bone, it may extend into the cranium and result in cranial nerve palsies. There were no significant skull fractures and so this really is a case of the brain rattling within the cranium. The eye is located within the orbital cavity of the skull between the cranium and the facial skeleton. There is also part of another male skull and an immature cranium from a six- or seven-year-old child. The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault. Synonyms skull, brain case brain head informal brainpan Origin Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion 'skull'. migraine from Late Middle English: People unfortunate enough to suffer from migraine know that this sort of throbbing headache usually affects one side of the head—reflected in the origin of the word. It is a highly shortened form of Greek hemi- ‘half’ and kranion ‘skull’, the source of English cranium (mid 16th century). Until the 20th century the form megrim, also used for a fit of being difficult, was more common than migraine. Rhymes geranium, germanium, Herculaneum, titanium, uranium Definition of cranium in US English: cranium nounˈkrānēəmˈkreɪniəm Anatomy The skull, especially the part enclosing the brain. 〔剖〕（头）颅 Example sentencesExamples The eye is located within the orbital cavity of the skull between the cranium and the facial skeleton. There were no significant skull fractures and so this really is a case of the brain rattling within the cranium. As the infection spreads in the temporal bone, it may extend into the cranium and result in cranial nerve palsies. The bones of the cranium are divided into the skull base and the calvarial vault. There is also part of another male skull and an immature cranium from a six- or seven-year-old child. Synonyms skull, brain case Origin Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion ‘skull’.
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