epicranial
/ˌɛp.ɪˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/
epicranial adjective: overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.
Adjective
epicranial (not comparable)
- Overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.
- Of or relating to the epicranium of an insect's head.
Origin of epicranial
From epi- + cranial, or epicranium + -al. By surface analysis, epi- + crani- + -al.
Words formed from epicranial
Words that rhyme with epicranial
- cranial
- mesocranial
- acrocranial
- basicranial
- brachycranial
- caudocranial
- cerebrocranial
- cervicocranial
- chondrocranial
- circumcranial
- cleidocranial
- dermatocranial
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- dorsocranial
- ectocranial
- exocranial
- hemicranial
- holocranial
- infracranial
- intercranial
- intracranial
- laterocranial
- mediocranial
- nasocranial
- neurobasicranial
- neurocranial
- noncranial
- occipitocranial
- osteocranial
- paracranial
- precranial
- proximocranial
- pterygocranial
- quadratocranial
- splanchnocranial
- supracranial
- transcranial
- ventrocranial
- viscerocranial
Questions about epicranial
- What does epicranial mean?
- Epicranial means overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.
- What part of speech is epicranial?
- Epicranial is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce epicranial?
- Epicranial is pronounced /ˌɛp.ɪˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/.
Words near epicranial in the dictionary
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