cranial kinesis

noun

Significant movement of skull bones relative to each other in addition to movement at the joint between the upper and lower jaws.

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Meanings

nouncranial kinesis (plural cranial kinesis or cranial kineses)

plural cranial kineses

  1. anatomySignificant movement of skull bones relative to each other in addition to movement at the joint between the upper and lower jaws.
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