n.
Pronunciation: ˌ per- ə - ' kr ā -n ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nia \ -n ē - 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 \ -n ē - ə l \ adjective