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Definition of Braincase
1. Noun. The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Exact synonyms: Brainpan, Cranium
Terms within: Asterion, Stephanion, Ethmoid, Ethmoid Bone, Os Temporale, Temporal Bone, Calvaria, Skullcap, Forehead, Frontal Bone, Os Frontale, Parietal Bone, Occipital Bone, Coronal Suture, Sutura Coronalis, Frontal Suture, Sutura Frontalis, Lamboid Suture, Sutura Lamboidea, Occipitomastoid Suture, Parietomastoid Suture, Interparietal Suture, Sagittal Suture, Sutura Sagittalis, Fontanel, Fontanelle, Soft Spot, Foramen Magnum
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Skull
Derivative terms: Cranial
Terms within: Asterion, Stephanion, Ethmoid, Ethmoid Bone, Os Temporale, Temporal Bone, Calvaria, Skullcap, Forehead, Frontal Bone, Os Frontale, Parietal Bone, Occipital Bone, Coronal Suture, Sutura Coronalis, Frontal Suture, Sutura Frontalis, Lamboid Suture, Sutura Lamboidea, Occipitomastoid Suture, Parietomastoid Suture, Interparietal Suture, Sagittal Suture, Sutura Sagittalis, Fontanel, Fontanelle, Soft Spot, Foramen Magnum
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Skull
Derivative terms: Cranial
Definition of Braincase
1. Noun. The part of the skull that contains the brain; the cranium. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Braincase
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Medical Definition of Braincase
1. Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. Origin: neuro-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Braincase
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