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Pericranial

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per·i·cra·ni·um  (pr-krn-m)
n. pl. per·i·cra·ni·a (-n-)
The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull.
[New Latin pericrnium, from Greek perikrnion, from neuter of perikrnios, around the skull : peri-, peri- + krnion, cranium; see cranium.]
peri·crani·al adj.
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