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neurocranium

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

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  • rhymes with -eɪniəm

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noun

Meaning 1

The part of the skull that encloses the brain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • Holonyms: skull, cranium < head < body

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brainbox, braincase, brainpan

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English cranium English neurocranium From neuro- + cranium.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: neurocrani — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦顱 /脑颅 — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Czech: mozkovna — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Finnish: aivokoppa — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Irish: néaracráiniam — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Italian: neurocranio — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Polish: mózgoczaszka — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Russian: нейрокраниум (nejrokranium) — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Swedish: neurokranium — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Swedish: hjärnskål — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
  • Swedish: huvudskål — anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain