Skull

Theme list: skull with definitions

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	BODY	—	[v. BODIED, BODYING, BODIES] · to give form to / ----- { bod body § bodies bods § bodied bodies body bodying § bodied }
A	HEAD	SY	[v. -ED, -ING°, -S] · to be chief of
—	INIA	—	[n. INIONS or INIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.
—	BRAIN	SY	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
MP	INION	S	[n. INIONS or INIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.
—	JUGAL	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.
—	SCALP	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The top of the head; the skull.
—	SCULL	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 7] Archaic spelling of skull.
—	SINUS	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A pouch or cavity in a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities (the paranasal sinus).
—	SKULL	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] · to hit on the head (=skulling)
—	VOMER	S	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull - VOMERINE [a.]
—	BASION	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
—	BREGMA	S	[n. -MATA or -MAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
—	CRANIA	L	[n. -NIUMS or -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
—	DIPLOE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.
MP	INIONS	—	[n. INIONS or INIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.
—	MAZARD	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Head; skull.
—	MENINX	—	[n. -NINGES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
—	NASIAL	—	[n. -S] · a point in the skull - NASIAL [a.]
—	NASION	S	[n. -S] · a point in the skull - NASIAL [a.]
—	PAXWAX	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds, connecting the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the cervical vertebrae; the nuchal ligament.
—	SCONCE	DS	[v. SCONCED, SCONCING, SCONCES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A head or a skull.
—	SKULLS	—	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of skull
—	VOMERS	—	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull - VOMERINE [a.]
—	BASILAR	Y	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
—	BASIONS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The middle of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.
—	BREGMAS	—	[n. -MATA or -MAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
—	COWLICK	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An unruly lock or section of hair that sticks straight out from the skull or lies at an angle at odds with the rest of an individual's hair, like a whorl or vortex.
—	CRANIAL	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
—	CRANIUM	S	[n. -NIUMS or -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
—	DIAPSID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
—	FRONTAL	S	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull
—	MAXILLA	ES	[n. -LAE or -LAS] · the upper jaw or jawbone
—	NASIONS	—	[n. -S] · a point in the skull - NASIAL [a.]
—	OCCIPUT	S	[n. -PITA or -PUTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The back part of the head or skull.
—	OSTEOMA	S	[n. -MAS or -MATA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A benign bony tumour that typically grows on the skull.
—	SKULLED	—	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] simple past and past participle of skull
—	BASCINET	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A light helmet, typically with a high, pointed skull, either open-faced (in early models) or made with a visor (later models).
—	BONEHEAD	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Someone who is thick-skulled, stupid, or stubborn.
—	BRAINPAN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The braincase; the skull.
—	BREGMATA	—	[n. -MATA or -MAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
—	BREGMATE	—	[n. -MATA or -MAS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The anatomical structure on the skull where the coronal suture and sagittal suture meet.
—	CALVARIA	ELNS	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
—	CEREBRUM	S	[n. -BRUMS or -BRA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
—	CRANIATE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.
—	CRANIUMS	—	[n. -NIUMS or -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
—	DIAPSIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of very many reptiles, of the subclass Diapsida, that have a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
—	FONTANEL	S	[n. -S] · a space in the fetal and infantile skull / ----- { fontanel fontanelle § fontanelles fontanels }
—	FRONTALS	—	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull
—	LONGHEAD	S	[n. -S] · a person having a long skull
—	MANDIBLE	S	[n. -S] · the bone of the lower jaw
—	NUMSKULL	S	[n. -S] · a dunce / ----- { numbskull numskull § numbskulls numskulls }
—	OCCIPITA	L	[n. -PITA or -PUTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The back part of the head or skull.
—	OCCIPUTS	—	[n. -PITA or -PUTS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The back part of the head or skull.
—	PARIETAL	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
—	PETROSAL	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.
—	SAGITTAL	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Relating to or denoting the suture on top of the skull which runs between the parietal bones in a front to back direction.
—	SINCIPUT	S	[n. -CIPUTS or -CIPITA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).
—	SKELETON	S	[n. -S] · the supporting or protective framework of a human or animal body - SKELETAL [a.]
—	SKULLCAP	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
—	SKULLING	—	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of skull
—	SPHENOID	S	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull
—	SYNAPSID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
A	TEMPORAL	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
—	VOMERINE	—	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull - VOMERINE [a.]
—	BRAINCASE	S	[n. -S] · the part of the cranium that protects the brain
—	BRAINPANS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The braincase; the skull.
—	BREGMATIC	—	[a.] · © pertaining to the bregma «a junction point of the skull»
—	CALVARIAS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
—	CALVARIUM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
—	CRANIALLY	—	[b.] · Derivative of cranial «of or relating to the skull»
—	CRANIATES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.
—	FONTANELS	—	[n. -S] · a space in the fetal and infantile skull / ----- { fontanel fontanelle § fontanelles fontanels }
—	HADROSAUR	S	[n. -S] · any one of a large group of bipedal Upper Cretaceous dinosaurs of the genus Anatosaurus~, Maiasaura, Edmontosaurus~, and related genera: partly aquatic, with a duck-billed skull and webbed feet Also called: duck-billed dinosaur
—	IMPACTION	S	[n. -S] · © the driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip
—	LONGHEADS	—	[n. -S] · a person having a long skull
—	MESOCRANY	—	[n. -CRANIES] · the state of having a medium breadth of skull
—	NOTOCHORD	S	[n. -S] · © an elastic cartilagelike~ rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebrae and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda~ dorsalis~
—	NUMBSKULL	S	[n. -S] · (informal) a stupid person; dolt; blockhead / ----- { numbskull numskull § numbskulls numskulls }
—	PARIETALS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
—	PTERYGOID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of, pertaining to or lying in the region of the inferior part of the sphenoid bone of the vertebrate skull.
—	SPHENOIDS	—	[n. -S] · a bone of the skull
—	TEMPORALS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 8] Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
—	CRANIOLOGY	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull.
—	CRANIOTOMY	—	[n. -MIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The surgical procedure for removing a part of the skull, called a bone flap, prior to a treatment. The bone flap is replaced at the end of the operation.
—	CROSSBONES	—	[n.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A representation of two femurs (thighbones) crossed diagonally, chiefly combined with a human skull as a symbol of danger or death.
—	ENCEPHALON	S	[n. -LA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The area of central nervous system that includes all higher nervous centers, enclosed within the skull and continuous with the spinal cord; synonym of brain.
—	HADROSAURS	—	[n. -S] · any one of a large group of bipedal Upper Cretaceous dinosaurs of the genus Anatosaurus~, Maiasaura, Edmontosaurus~, and related genera: partly aquatic, with a duck-billed skull and webbed feet Also called: duck-billed dinosaur
—	IMPACTIONS	—	[n. -S] · © the driving of one fragment of bone into another so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as, impaction of the skull or of the hip
—	NOTOCHORDS	—	[n. -S] · © an elastic cartilagelike~ rod which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the vertebrae and the posterior part of the base of the skull are developed; the chorda~ dorsalis~
—	PHRENOLOGY	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
—	SPHENOIDAL	—	[a.] · © sphenoid «a bone of the skull»
—	CRANIOMETRY	—	[n. -TRIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
—	MESOCRANIES	—	[n. -CRANIES] · the state of having a medium breadth of skull
—	PERICRANIUM	—	[n. -NIA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
—	TREPANATION	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
—	TRICERATOPS	—	[n. -ES] · any rhinoceros-like herbivorous dinosaur of the ornithischian genus Triceratops, of Cretaceous times, having a heavily armoured neck and three horns on the skull
—	CRANIOLOGIES	—	[n. -GIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull.
—	CRANIOSACRAL	—	[a.] · as in craniosacral therapy, an alternative therapy involving gentle manipulation of the bones and membranes of the skull, in order to treat a wide range of physical and psychological disorders
—	EXTRACRANIAL	—	[a.] · on the exterior of the skull, outside the skull
—	INTRACRANIAL	—	[a.] · © within the cranium or skull
—	TREPANATIONS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The practice of drilling a hole in the skull as a physical, mental, or spiritual treatment.
—	TREPHINATION	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed
—	BRACHYCEPHALY	—	[n. -LIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
—	CRANIOMETRIES	—	[n. -TRIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
—	HYDROCEPHALUS	—	[n. -LUSES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A usually congenital condition in which an abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cerebral ventricles causes enlargement of the skull and compression of the brain, destroying much of the neural tissue.
—	TREPHINATIONS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled in the skull and a circular piece of bone removed
—	TRICERATOPSES	—	[n. -ES] · any rhinoceros-like herbivorous dinosaur of the ornithischian genus Triceratops, of Cretaceous times, having a heavily armoured neck and three horns on the skull
—	BRACHYCEPHALIC	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80.
—	CHONDROCRANIUM	S	[n. -NIA or -NIUMS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification
—	CRANIOCEREBRAL	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to the skull and the brain
—	DOLICHOCEPHALIC	—	[a.] · © alt. of Dolichocephalous~ «Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long-headed; -- opposed to brachycephalic»

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