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endocranium
[en-doh-krey-nee-uhm]
noun
plural
endocraniathe inner lining membrane of the skull; the dura mater.
the inside surface of the skull.
endocranium
/ ˌɛԻəʊˈɪɪə /
noun
anatomy the thick fibrous membrane that lines the cranial cavity and forms the outermost layer of the dura mater
Other 51Թ Forms
- endocranial adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of endocranium1
Example Sentences
Members of this subfamily differ from those of the subfamily Diplocercinae in having several paired and unpaired elements in the sphenethmoid region of the endocranium, instead of only one larger ossification.
In viewing the changes in the endocranium of Carboniferous and Permian coelacanths, it would be well to consider the mechanical relationship of the loss of the basipterygoid processes to the effect on swallowing prey.
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