💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Epicranium"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| craniumnoun | (anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw. |
| epicranial aponeurosisnoun | (anatomy) The aponeurosis underlying the scalp and linking the frontalis and occipitalis muscles. |
| paracraniumnoun | (anatomy) The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull |
| ectocraniumnoun | The exterior of the skull |
| pericraniumnoun | (anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull. |
| osteocraniumnoun | (anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium. |
| skullnoun | (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible. |
| occiputnoun | (chiefly anatomy) The back part of the head or skull. |
| epicraniusnoun | The occipitofrontalis muscle. |
| epicentralnoun | (anatomy) An epicentral bone |
| postcraniumnoun | (paleontology) The portion of a vertebrate skeleton located caudal to the cranium (that is, in bipeds, inferior to it). |
| basicraniumnoun | (anatomy) The inferior region of the skull |
| supraocciputnoun | (anatomy) The superior part of the occipital bone |
| desmocraniumnoun | (anatomy) the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium |
| galea aponeuroticanoun | Alternative form of epicranial aponeurosis. [(anatomy) The aponeurosis underlying the scalp and linking the frontalis and occipitalis muscles.] |
| cranial basenoun | (anatomy) The base of the skull, which is made up of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria. |
| calvariumnoun | (anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw). |
| epicœlenoun | (anatomy) epicœlia |
| sinciputnoun | (chiefly anatomy) The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput). |
| acranianoun | (physiology) Partial or total absence of the skull. |
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