craniodental

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the cranium and teeth.

OriginEnglish dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta →
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Meanings

adjectivecraniodental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the cranium and teeth.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱérh₂sō
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kárahə
  5. Ancient Greek*κρᾱν- (*krān-)
  6. Ancient Greekκρᾱνῐ́ον (krānĭ́on)
  7. Medieval Latincrānium
  8. Englishcranio-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  11. Proto-Italic*dents
  12. Latindēns
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Medieval Latindentālis
  16. Middle Frenchdenta
  17. Late Latindentālis
  18. Englishdental
  19. Englishcraniodental

From cranio- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with craniodental

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APA

craniodental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craniodental

MLA

“craniodental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craniodental. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “craniodental,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/craniodental.

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