cranium

大学 FREQ #28576

n. 颅, 头盖骨 [医] 颅

发音

其它 /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/
US /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/

词形变化

crania craniums 复数 craniums crania 复数

教材释义与例句

名词

颅； 头盖

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.

    颅骨

    医学
  2. 2.

    The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).

    非正式
  3. 3.

    Synonym of skull.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

braincase brain-pan

上位词 2

bone os

部分词 10

forehead asterion calvaria coronal suture ethmoid ethmoid bone fontanel fontanelle foramen magnum frontal bone

整体词 1

skull

词源

From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”). By surface analysis, crani- + -um.

来源：wiktionary