Cranial

/ˈkreɪniəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the skull or the brain that is protected inside it.

Etymology

From Latin 'cranium' meaning skull, which came from Greek 'kranion.' Medical professionals use this Latin-derived term for anything related to the head bone and its contents.

Kelly Says

Your cranium is basically a bone helmet for your brain—and the word is so old that Greek doctors 2,500 years ago were already using a version of it!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Schädel
she-del
ARالعربية
جمجمجي
jumm-jumm-jee
BNবাংলা
শিরো
shee-roh
CACatalà
craneal
kran-ee-al
CSČeština
kraniální
kran-ee-al-nee
DADansk
kranial
kran-ee-al
DEDeutsch
kranial
kra-nee-al
ELΕλληνικά
κρανιακός
kran-ee-ak-os
ESEspañol
craneal
kra-nee-al
FAفارسی
کपाल
ka-pal
FISuomi
kraniaali
kran-ee-a-lee
FRFrançais
crânien
kra-n-ee-ehn
GUGU
શીર
sheer
HAHA
kwat
kwaht
HEעברית
גולגולתי
go-lo-go-le-tee
HIहिन्दी
शिरो
shee-roh
HUMagyar
kraniális
kran-ee-a-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
kranium
kran-ee-um
IGIG
nke
nkeh
ITItaliano
craniale
kran-ee-ale
JA日本語
頭蓋骨
atougaibutsu
KKKK
тамыр
ta-myr
KMKM
ក្បាល
k-baal
KO한국어
두개골
du-gae-gol
MRMR
शिरो
shee-roh
MSBahasa Melayu
kranium
kran-ee-um
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်
chaw-kye
NLNederlands
craniale
kran-ee-ale
NONorsk
kranial
kran-ee-al
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਰ
sheer
PLPolski
kranialny
kran-ee-al-nee
PTPortuguês
crânio
kra-n-ee-oo
RORomână
cranian
kran-ee-an
RUРусский
черепной
cher-ep-noy
SVSvenska
kranial
kran-ee-al
SWKiswahili
kranial
kran-ee-al
TAதமிழ்
தலை
tha-lai
TEతెలుగు
కాండం
kaan-dam
THไทย
กะโหลกศีรษะ
ka-lohk-see-rat
TLTL
kranial
kran-ee-al
TRTürkçe
kranial
kran-ee-al
UKУкраїнська
kranіальний
kran-ee-al-nee
URاردو
کráni
kra-nee
VITiếng Việt
não
now
YOYO
ọ̀pọ̀
oh-poh
ZH中文
颅骨
lú gǔ
ZUZU
ikhwala
ee-k-wa-la

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