noun
- the skull, especially the part that encloses the brain
Usage: medical/anatomical
Examples
- The doctor examined the patient’s cranium for signs of injury.
- The cranium protects the brain from external damage.
- Archaeologists discovered a well-preserved cranium at the dig site.
- The impact fractured his cranium in two places.
- She studied the cranium’s structure in her anatomy class.
- The cranium consists of eight bones fused together.