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pericranium

pericranium · pericraniums · pericrania

The membrane which covers the outer surface of the skullThe membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.

/pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/

Значение

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

Происхождение

From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikránion), nou

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”).

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