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craniofacial

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /kɹeɪ.nɪ.əˈfeɪ.ʃəl/
  • rhymes with -eɪʃəl

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to the cranium and face, as with craniofacial surgery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh2- Proto-Indo-European *-ō Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥h2-(e)s-n- Proto-Hellenic *kárahə Ancient Greek *κρᾱν- (*krān-) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐ́ον (-ĭ́on) Ancient Greek κρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)bor. Medieval Latin crāniumlbor. English cranio- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dhh1kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Medieval Latin faciālisbor. English facial English craniofacial From cranio- + facial.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: craniofacial — relating to the cranium and face