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cranio-

or crani-

pref.

Cranium: craniometer.

[From cranium.]

cranio-

or before a vowel

crani-

combining form

(Anatomy) indicating the cranium or cranial: craniotomy.

cra•ni•um

(ˈkreɪ ni əm)

n., pl. -ni•ums, -ni•a (-ni ə)

1. the skull of a vertebrate.

2. Also called braincase. the part of the skull that encloses the brain.

[1375–1425; late Middle English < Medieval Latin crānium < Greek krāníon skull]

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