单词 | cranial |
释义 | cranial (once / 10544 pages) adj Something that's cranial has to do with your skull. A severe cranial injury requires testing to make sure you don't have a concussion. Your cranium is your skull — the hard bone that encloses and protects your brain. Things that are cranial are connected to this part of your body — the cranial space is the area inside your skull, and cranial nerves are connected to your brain. The Greek root of both cranium and cranial is kranion, "skull" or "upper part of the head." WORD FAMILYcranial: cranially, intracranial USAGE EXAMPLESSo called race scientists studied cranial size and shapes, skin color, and hair texture to create a biology of race. Salon(Dec 27, 2016) Authorities said the child survived after two emergency cranial surgeries, but has lasting neurological damage. Washington Times(Nov 16, 2016) Some reformers suggested using herbs, prayer, cranial surgery and exercise as remedies, but most cases of insanity were considered hopeless. New York Times(Sep 29, 2016) adj of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain cranial pressure |
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