cranial

[ krey-nee-uhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the cranium or skull.

cranial

/ ˈkreɪnɪəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the skull

cranial

/ krā′nē-əl /

1. Located in or involving the skull or cranium.

Derived Forms

• ˈcranially, adverb

Other Words From

• crani·al·ly adverb
• inter·crani·al adjective
• pre·crani·al adjective
• pre·crani·al·ly adverb
• sub·crani·al adjective
• sub·crani·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of cranial¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; crani(um) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Later that month, Erbert underwent a cranioplasty, which according to the National Library of Medicine, “is the surgical intervention to repair cranial defects in both cosmetic and functional ways” and is performed “mostly after traumatic injuries.”

From Los Angeles Times

The reason: Wearing the devices just occasionally tricks your brain into thinking you don’t need them, and that’ll confuse the prized three-pound master cranial organ a top your spinal cord.

From Salon

In one example, the series highlights the marvels of ancient Inca trepanation — a neurosurgical intervention where the skull was drilled to relieve head pressures — which had a survival rate of 80%, compared to 50% of cranial surgeries performed 400 years later during the height of the American Civil War.

From Los Angeles Times

For those who do survive, he added, 50 percent of them are left with long-term physical or mental impairments, running the gambit from intellectual disability, seizures, paralysis and cranial nerve dysfunction.

From Salon

These include cancers of the lymph nodes, bones, blood vessels or mast cell tumors for some breeds; and joint disorders such as hip or elbow dysplasia, or cranial cruciate ligament tears.

From Science Daily