💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ectocranium"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| osteocraniumnoun | (anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium. |
| paracraniumnoun | (anatomy) The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull |
| craniumnoun | (anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw. |
| epicraniumnoun | (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc; cranial region. |
| otocranenoun | (archaic, anatomy) The bony labyrinth. |
| pericraniumnoun | (anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull. |
| desmocraniumnoun | (anatomy) the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium |
| skullnoun | (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. |
| postcraniumnoun | (paleontology) The portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it). |
| skullbonenoun | The bone that forms the skull. |
| opisthocranionnoun | (anatomy) The posteriormost point in the midsagittal plane of the occiput |
| splanchnocraniumnoun | viscerocranium |
| occiputnoun | (chiefly anatomy) The back part of the head or skull. |
| cranial basenoun | (anatomy) The base of the skull, which is made up of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria. |
| occipital bonenoun | The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals. |
| cranioscopynoun | (rare) The study of the shape, size, and other features of the human skull. |
| chondrocraniumnoun | (anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification |
| exoccipitalnoun | (anatomy) Such a bone. |
| frontal bonenoun | (anatomy) The bone which forms the front part of the skull and the upper part of the eye sockets and nasal cavity. |
| viscerocraniumnoun | (anatomy) The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium) |
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