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paracranium

paracranium noun: the external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull.

Noun

paracranium (plural paracrania)

  1. The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull

Forms of paracranium

pluralparacrania

Origin of paracranium

From para- + cranium.

Words that rhyme with paracranium

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Questions about paracranium

What does paracranium mean?
Paracranium means the external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull.
What part of speech is paracranium?
Paracranium is a noun.
What is the plural of paracranium?
The plural of paracranium is paracrania.

Words near paracranium in the dictionary

  1. paracoxite
  2. paracoxites
  3. paracrania
  4. paracranial
  5. paracranially
  6. paracranium
  7. paracresol
  8. paracress
  9. paracriminal
  10. paracrinal
  11. paracrinally

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