— pericranial , adj.
/per'i kray"nee euhm/ , n. , pl. pericrania /-nee euh/ . Anat.
the outer periosteum of the cranium.
[ 1515-25; perikránion, n. use of neut. of perikránios surrounding the skull, equiv. to peri- PERI- + kraní ( on ) CRANIUM + -os adj. suffix ]