PERICRANIUM


Meaning of PERICRANIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌper-ə-ˈkrā-nē-əm ]

noun

( plural peri·cra·nia -nē-ə)

Etymology: Middle English pericraneum, from Medieval Latin, from Greek perikranion, neuter of perikranios around the skull, from peri- + kranion skull — more at cranium

Date: 15th century

: the external periosteum of the skull

• peri·cra·ni·al -nē-əl adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.