basicranium

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noun

The inferior region of the skull

OriginEnglish cranium ← Latin basis →
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Meanings

nounbasicranium (plural basicrania)

plural basicrania

  1. anatomyThe inferior region of the skull

Origin

  1. Latinbasis
  2. Englishbasi-
  3. Englishcranium
  4. Englishbasicranium

From basi- + cranium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with basicranium

titaniumuraniumgeraniumcraniumgermaniumdermatocraniumdesmocraniumectocraniumintracraniumneurocraniumosteocraniumparacraniumpostcraniumsplanchnocraniumunobtainium
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APA

basicranium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basicranium

MLA

“basicranium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basicranium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basicranium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basicranium.

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