CRANIUM

(Lat.). n. n. Kran(kra3n)'i2-u3m(u4m). Gr., icpavlov. Fr.,crdne. Ger.,C., Schddel. It., crania. Sp.,craneo. The skull; the bony part of the head, which protects the brain. [C; LJ Cartilaginous c. See CHONDROCRANIUM. C. humanum. Fr., crdne huma in. Ger., menschlicher Schddel. It., cranio umano. Sp., crdneo huma no. The human skull, formerly considered medicinal. [B, 119.] Membranous c. Ger., hdutige Schddel. The embryonic c. while it is in a membranous condition, o ification not having taken place. [s. 436]