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Webster 1913 Edition


Cranium

Cra′ni-um

(kr?′n?-?m)
,
Noun.
;
pl. E.
Craniums
(-[GREEK]mz), L.
Crania
(-[GREEK])
.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]; akin to
κάρα
head.]
The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See
Skull
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cranium

CRANIUM

,
Noun.
[L. Gr.] The skull of an animal; the assemblage of bones which inclose the brain.