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pericranium

UK/pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/

pericranium noun: the membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.

Noun

pericranium (plural pericraniums or pericrania)

  1. The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
    • After making the incision, the pericranium must be raised a little from the bone with the edge of the knife, to clear the bone, and the scalprum employed.1819, Bartholomew Parr, The London Medical Dictionary
  2. (archaic, humorous) The head, skull; one's mind.
    • If any Man for that reaſon has an Inclination to divert himſelf, and Sail with me round the Globe, to ſuperviſe almoſt all the Conditions of Humane Life, without being infected with the Vanities, and Vices that attend such a Whimſical Perambulation; let him follow me, who am going to Relate it in a...1700, Tom Brown, Amusements Serious and Comical, calculated for the Meridian of London, page 10
    • Now, Mrs Honour had unluckily poured so much of this liquid fire down her throat, that the smoke of it began to ascend into her pericranium, and blinded the eyes of Reason […]1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 411

pericranium meaning in Tamil

pericranium in Tamil

மண்டை ஓட்டுறை

Forms of pericranium

pluralpericraniums
pluralpericrania

Origin of pericranium

From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikránion), noun use of the neuter form of περικράνιος (perikránios, “around the skull”), from περί (perí, “around”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).

Words formed from pericranium

Questions about pericranium

What does pericranium mean?
Pericranium means the membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
What is pericranium in Tamil?
Pericranium in Tamil is மண்டை ஓட்டுறை. See Pericranium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pericranium?
Pericranium is a noun.
How do you pronounce pericranium?
Pericranium is pronounced /pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of pericranium?
The plural of pericranium is pericraniums.

Words near pericranium in the dictionary

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

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