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intracranial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌɪntɹəˈkɹeɪniəl/
  • rhymes with -eɪniəl
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T R AH0 K R EY1 N IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

within the skull

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h1énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English cranial English intracranial From intra- + cranial.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: intracranial — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Czech: nitrolební — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Czech: intrakraniální — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Finnish: kallonsisäinen — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Italian: endocranico — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Italian: intracranico — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Lombard: intracranich — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Polish: wewnątrzczaszkowy — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Polish: śródczaszkowy — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Portuguese: intracraniano — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Romanian: intracranial — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Russian: внутричерепной (vnutričerepnoj) — pertaining to the inside of skull
  • Russian: интракраниа́льный (intrakraniálʹnyj) — pertaining to the inside of skull