en·do·cra·ni·um ( n d -kr  n - m)n. pl. en·do·cra·ni·a (-n -) 1. The outermost layer of the dura mater. 2. The inner surface of the skull. |
endocranium [ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəm]
n pl -nia [-nɪə]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy the thick fibrous membrane that lines the cranial cavity and forms the outermost layer of the dura mater
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| Noun | 1. | endocranium - membrane lining the inside of the skull tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates |
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