cranial

adjective

cra·​ni·​al ˈkrā-nē-əl How to pronounce cranial (audio)
1
: of or relating to the skull or cranium
2
cranially adverb

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Payne died of multiple traumas, internal and external bleeding, and a cranial injury as a result of his fall from the third story of the CasaSur hotel in Palermo on Oct 16. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 Jake Kelly’s injuries included blunt force trauma to the head and cranial and rib fractures, according to his autopsy report. Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 16 Nov. 2024 She was then diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2024 The news of the new single with Payne comes several weeks after authorities confirmed that the former One Direction member died of multiple traumas, internal and external bleeding, and a cranial injury as a result of a fall at a Buenos Aires hotel earlier this month. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cranial 

Word History

First Known Use

1800, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of cranial was in 1800

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“Cranial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cranial. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

cranial

adjective
cra·​ni·​al ˈkrā-nē-əl How to pronounce cranial (audio)
: of, relating to, or directed toward the skull or cranium

Medical Definition

cranial

adjective
cra·​ni·​al ˈkrā-nē-əl How to pronounce cranial (audio)
1
: of or relating to the skull or cranium
2
: cephalic
the cranial end of the spinal column
cranially adverb

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