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endocranium
[ en-doh-krey-nee-uhm ]
noun
Anatomy.
plural endocrania
- the inner lining membrane of the skull; the dura mater.
- the inside surface of the skull.
endocranium
/ ˌɛԻəʊˈɪɪə /
noun
- anatomy the thick fibrous membrane that lines the cranial cavity and forms the outermost layer of the dura mater
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Other Word Forms
- d·n· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of endocranium1
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Example Sentences
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Members of this subfamily differ from those of the subfamily Diplocercinae in having several paired and unpaired elements in the sphenethmoid region of the endocranium, instead of only one larger ossification.
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In viewing the changes in the endocranium of Carboniferous and Permian coelacanths, it would be well to consider the mechanical relationship of the loss of the basipterygoid processes to the effect on swallowing prey.
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