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desmocranium

noun

the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium

Scrabble 19

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Meanings

noundesmocranium (plural desmocraniums or desmocrania)

plural desmocraniums · plural desmocrania

anatomythe mesenchymal primordium of the cranium

Origin

From desmo- + cranium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with desmocranium

titanium uranium geranium cranium germanium basicranium dermatocranium ectocranium intracranium neurocranium osteocranium paracranium postcranium splanchnocranium unobtainium

Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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