英语词汇“cranial nerves”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

cranial nerves

释义

cranium /krāˈni-əm/

noun (pl crāˈniums or crāˈnia)

The skull
The bones enclosing the brain

ORIGIN: LL crānium, from Gr krānion the skull

crāˈnial adjective

crāˈnially adverb

Crāniāˈta plural noun (zoology)

The main division of the Chordata, which has a cranium

crāˈniate adjective /-ət or -āt/

Having a cranium

noun and adjective

(a) vertebrate

crāniecˈtomy noun

(Gr ektomē cutting out) the surgical removal of a piece of the skull

crāniogˈnomy noun

(Gr gnōmē knowledge) cranial physiognomy

crāniologˈical adjective

crāniolˈogist noun

crāniolˈogy noun

The study of skulls
Phrenology

crāniomˈeter noun

An instrument for measuring the skull

crāniomˈetry noun

crāniosˈcopist noun

A phrenologist

crāniosˈcopy noun

Phrenology

crāniotˈomy noun

(Gr tomē a cut) the act of compressing the skull of a fetus in obstructed deliveries (obstetrics)
Incision into or removal of part of the skull, esp for the purpose of neurosurgery

cranial index noun

The breadth of a skull as a percentage of the length

cranial nerve noun

Any of the ten to twelve paired nerves that have their origin in the brain

crāniosacˈral therapy noun

An alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders (abbrev CST)

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