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intracranial

/ˌɪntɹəˈkɹeɪniəl/

intracranial adjective: of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.

Adjective

intracranial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.
    • Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease: The Great Morbidity of the 21st Century”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2014, page 200
    • The doctors attributed the intracranial haemorrhage to a domestic accident to a fall Lula had in October while taking a shower in the Alvorada Palace, the official presidential residence in Brasília.2024 December 10, Tom Phillips, Tiago Rogero, “Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

intracranial meaning in Tamil

intracranial in Tamil

கபாலத்தினுள், மண்டை ஒட்டுக்குள், மண்டையக, மண்டையோட்டகத்தான

Origin of intracranial

From intra- + cranial.

Words formed from intracranial

Phrases with intracranial

Words that rhyme with intracranial

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Questions about intracranial

What does intracranial mean?
Intracranial means of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.
What is intracranial in Tamil?
Intracranial in Tamil is கபாலத்தினுள், மண்டை ஒட்டுக்குள், மண்டையக. See Intracranial meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is intracranial?
Intracranial is an adjective.
How do you pronounce intracranial?
Intracranial is pronounced /ˌɪntɹəˈkɹeɪniəl/.

Words near intracranial in the dictionary

  1. intracortical
  2. intracortically
  3. intracostal
  4. intracountry
  5. intracounty
  6. intracranial
  7. intracranial hypertension
  8. intracranial pressure
  9. intracranial pressures
  10. intracranially
  11. intracranical

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Adapted from Wiktionary: intracranial (page history and authors); intracranial (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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