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cranioencephalic

cranioencephalic adjective: relating to the cranium and encephalon.

Adjective

cranioencephalic (comparative more cranioencephalic, superlative most cranioencephalic)

  1. Relating to the cranium and encephalon.

Forms of cranioencephalic

comparativemore cranioencephalic
superlativemost cranioencephalic

Origin of cranioencephalic

From cranio- + encephalic.

Questions about cranioencephalic

What does cranioencephalic mean?
Cranioencephalic means relating to the cranium and encephalon.
What part of speech is cranioencephalic?
Cranioencephalic is an adjective.

Words near cranioencephalic in the dictionary

  1. craniodorsal
  2. craniodorsally
  3. craniodorsolateral
  4. cranioectodermal
  5. cranioectomy
  6. cranioencephalic
  7. craniofacial
  8. craniofacially
  9. craniofrontonasal
  10. craniognomic
  11. craniognomy

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