cranial
IPA: krˈeɪnjʌɫ
adjective
- (anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
- (anatomy) Synonym of cephalic.
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Examples of "cranial" in Sentences
- The trigeminal nerve is the largest of the cranial nerves.
- The axes of the muzzle and the cranial region are parallel.
- The cranial bones fuse by the end of the third year of life.
- The cranial nerve exam is part of the neurological examination.
- The oculomotor nerve is the third of twelve paired cranial nerves.
- The vestibular nuclei are the cranial nuclei for the vestibular nerve.
- Compare cranial nerves and the proliferation of doubtful mnemonics there.
- There is involvement of the cranial nerves, especially in the facial area.
- The eighth cranial nerve comes from the brain stem to enter the inner ear.
- All the bones well ossified, cranial bones and pelvic bones highly sculptured.
- An acquaintance, a plastic surgeon who specializes in cranial reconstruction, was returning from a conference on head injuries on September 11.
- A new study says that laser scans reveal that the left side of Lincolns face was smaller than the right, a facial defect known as cranial microsomia.
- The nerve fiber attached to these organs—specifically called cranial nerve zero because all the other numbers were already taken before it was discovered—responds specifically to scents from potential mates.
- They carry information from one part of the brain to another, as well as back and forth between the brain and the rest of the body by way of the spinal cord and some specialized structures called cranial nerves.
- The procedure Dr. Michael R. Egnor performed, called a cranial cruciate decompression, involved removing four triangular sections of bone from the top of Bobby's skull, leaving behind a cross-shaped, floating section to protect a large vein and four openings through which the swelling could protrude, alleviating the pressure.
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