pericranium

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
2. The head, skull; one's mind.

Sinonieme

skull

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death’s-head

mazard

also the scalp

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/

Etimologie (Engels)

From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikránion), noun use of the neuter form of περικράνιος (perikránios, “around the skull”), from περί (perí, “around”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).