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paracranium

noun

The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull

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Meanings

nounparacranium (plural paracrania)

plural paracrania

anatomyThe external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull

Origin

From para- + cranium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with paracranium

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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