intracranial

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/ˌɪntɹəˈkɹeɪniəl/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.

OriginEnglish cranial ← Latin intrā ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁énteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveintracranial (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the brain or inside of the head; within the cranium.

    Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.

    2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease: The Great Morbidity of the 21st Century”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2014, page 200
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    The doctors attributed the intracranial haemorrhage to a domestic accident to a fall Lula had in October while taking a shower in the Alvorada Palace, the official presidential residence in Brasília.

    2024 December 10, Tom Phillips, Tiago Rogero, “Brazilian president in intensive care after emergency brain surgery”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Englishcranial
  7. Englishintracranial

From intra- + cranial.

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Translations

Catalan intracranial
  • intracranialpertaining to the inside of skull
Czech nitrolební, intrakraniální
  • nitrolebnípertaining to the inside of skull
  • intrakraniálnípertaining to the inside of skull
Finnish kallonsisäinen
  • kallonsisäinenpertaining to the inside of skull
Italian endocranico, intracranico
  • endocranicopertaining to the inside of skull
  • intracranicopertaining to the inside of skull
Polish wewnątrzczaszkowy, śródczaszkowy
  • wewnątrzczaszkowypertaining to the inside of skull
  • śródczaszkowypertaining to the inside of skull
Portuguese intracraniano
  • intracranianopertaining to the inside of skull
Romanian intracranial
  • intracranialpertaining to the inside of skull
Russian внутричерепной, интракраниа́льный
  • внутричерепной (vnutričerepnoj)pertaining to the inside of skull
  • интракраниа́льный (intrakraniálʹnyj)pertaining to the inside of skull

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intracranial

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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