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neurocranium en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English cranium English neurocranium From neuro- + cranium.

Meanings

1. The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
   • Holonyms: skull, cranium < head < body

Forms

Relateds

neurocranial

Synonyms

brainbox · braincase · brainpan

Translations (11)

cs mozkovna (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · sv hjärnskål (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · sv huvudskål (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · ca neurocrani (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · it neurocranio (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · fi aivokoppa (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · cmn 腦顱 /脑颅 (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · pl mózgoczaszka (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · ga néaracráiniam (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · sv neurokranium (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain) · ru нейрокраниум (anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain)