transcranial

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adjective

Passing through the cranium.

“transcranial radiography”

OriginEnglish cranial ← Latin trans- ← Proto-Italic *trāns- →
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Meanings

adjectivetranscranial (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePassing through the cranium.

    transcranial radiography

    4 more examples

    transcranial magnetic stimulation

    transcranial brain stimulation

    The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation are modified when combined with medication and other neurostimulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.

    2014, Mark I Johnson, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

    The field of brain stimulation is in its infancy, though preliminary studies have shown that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which uses direct electrical currents to stimulate specific parts of the brain, can help with depression, anxiety and chronic pain but can also cause burns on the skin.

    2016 November 25, Olivia Solon, The Guardian

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*terh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*térh₂t
  3. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂ónts
  4. Proto-Indo-European*tr̥h₂n̥ts
  5. Proto-Italic*trāns
  6. Proto-Italic*trāns-
  7. Latintrans-
  8. Englishtrans-
  9. Englishcranial
  10. Englishtranscranial

From trans- + cranial.

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Translations

Czech transkraniální
  • transkraniálnípassing through the cranium

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with transcranial

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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