neurocranium

English

Etymology

From neuro- +‎ cranium.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪniəm

Noun

neurocranium (plural neurocrania)

1. (anatomy) The part of the skull that encloses the brain.

   Synonyms: brainbox, braincase, brainpan

   Holonyms: skull, cranium < head < body

Related terms

• neurocranial (adj)

Translations

anatomy: the part of the skull that encloses the brain

• Catalan: neurocrani (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 腦顱 / 脑颅 (zh)

• Czech: mozkovna f
• Finnish: aivokoppa (fi)
• Irish: néaracráiniam m
• Italian: neurocranio (it) m
• Russian: нейрокраниум m (nejrokranium)
• Swedish: neurokranium n, hjärnskål c, huvudskål (sv) c