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pericranial

pericranial adjective: of or pertaining to the pericranium.

Adjective

pericranial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the pericranium.
    • pericranial muscle

Origin of pericranial

From peri- + cranial.

Words formed from pericranial

  • pericranial flap

Questions about pericranial

What does pericranial mean?
Pericranial means of or pertaining to the pericranium.
What part of speech is pericranial?
Pericranial is an adjective.

Words near pericranial in the dictionary

  1. pericortical
  2. pericostal
  3. pericrane
  4. pericranes
  5. pericrania
  6. pericranial
  7. pericranies
  8. pericranium
  9. pericraniums
  10. pericrany
  11. pericratonic

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