adj
(anatomy) abdominal and cranial
adj
(of a skull) pointed at the top
adj
Alternative form of acrocranial [(of a skull) pointed at the top]
n
The condition of being acrocranial
adj
(medicine) Anterior to the Rolandic fissure in the brain (now called the central sulcus).
adj
(biology) That counters dorsalization
adj
Synonym of atlantooccipital
n
(anatomy) A basal chondrocranium
adj
Of or pertaining to the basicranium
n
(anatomy) The inferior region of the skull
n
(anatomy) Synonym of basiocciput
n
The part of the skull that contains the brain; the neurocranium.
adj
Alternative form of calvarial [Of or pertaining to the calvaria]
adj
(anatomy) Between head and tail.
adj
(zoology) central and nuchal
adv
(anatomy) Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
adj
Of or relating to the brain.
adj
Relating to the brain and the condyle
adj
Relating to the head (of a fetus) and the pelvis (of a mother)
adj
(anatomy) Synonym of cerebrospinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the cheek
adj
Relating to the brain, ribs, and mandible.
adj
Of or relating to the chondrocranium.
adj
(anatomy) Around the cranium.
adj
(adjective) Relating to the clavicle and the cranium
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or situated on, the convexity of the skull
n
(medicine, anthropology) A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.
adv
With regard to the cranium
adj
(anatomy) Most cranial
n
(zoology) Any member of the clade Craniata, having bony skulls.
adj
Alternative form of craniovertebral. [(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and vertebrae.]
adj
(anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the centre of the cranium
adj
Centered on the cranium
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the skull and the brain
adj
Of or pertaining to the cranium and teeth.
adj
distal to the cranium or head
adj
Both cranial and dorsal (towards the head and the back)
adj
Relating to the cranium and encephalon.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to (or pointing towards) the side of the head
adj
Of or pertaining to craniology.
n
The study of the physical characteristics of the human skull.
adj
Of or relating to the skull and mandible.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the skull and metaphysis
n
An apparatus for holding the skull during craniometry
adj
(anatomy) cranial and proximal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the quadrate ramus (of the pterygoid)
adj
(anatomy) cranial and skeletal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the thorax
n
(dated, rare) The layout of the cranium and the parts of the brain beneath it.
adj
Relating to the front of the cranium (or head)
n
(anthropology, informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
adj
(anatomy) dentatorubral and thalamic
adj
Relating to the dermatocranium.
n
A set of bones covering the brain, eyes and nostrils in bony fishes and all land-living vertebrates.
n
(anatomy) the mesenchymal primordium of the cranium
adj
Having a relatively long skull
n
(neuroanatomy) The one of the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally to the spinal cord and consists of sensory fibers
n
(biology) The formation of dorsal cell types, and the organization of tissue along the dorsoventral axis.
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of dorsomesial [(anatomy) dorsal and mesial]
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and cranial
adj
(anatomy) Alternative form of dorsomesial [(anatomy) dorsal and mesial]
adj
(anatomy, biology) Describing dorsal motor functions
adj
dorsal to the temples (of the head)
adj
external to the cranium
adv
externally to the cranium
n
The exterior of the skull
adj
(anatomy) outside and lateral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the skin of the head and face
adj
Involving the brain and the face.
adj
Synonym of endocranial
adj
Of or pertaining to the endocranium
adj
Relating to the endoneurocranium
adj
Alternative form of endocranial [within the cranium]
n
Alternative form of endocranium [(anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull]
adj
(entomology) Of or relating to the epicranium of an insect's head.
n
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to the extremities.
n
In craniometry, the angle formed by lines drawn to show to what extent the jaws are protruding and the forehead receding.
adj
Relating to the foramen.
n
The brainpan; the skull.
adj
Encompassing the entire cranium or, often (by metonymic extension), the entire head, cerebrum, or brain.
adj
Having a very round or broad skull
adj
(anatomy) from below to above
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the cranium
n
(anatomy) The median of the three elements composing the centra of the vertebrae in some fossil batrachians.
n
(anatomy) The interior of the calvarium
adv
Into or within the cranium.
n
(anatomy) The interior of the cranium
n
(anatomy) The junction of the lambdoid and sagittal sutures of the cranium.
adj
(anatomy) lateral and cervical
adj
(anatomy) At the side of the cranium
adj
(anatomy) lumbar and ventricular
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the middle of the cranium
adj
In the middle of the temporal region
adj
(anatomy) medial and vestibular
adj
In the middle of the cranium
adj
Having an intermediate-sized cranium
n
The condition of being mesocranic
adj
Alternative form of mesiodorsal [(anatomy) mesial and dorsal]
adj
In the middle of the hypothalamus
adj
Alternative form of medioparietal [medial and parietal]
n
(anatomy) The middle part of a cingulum
adj
In the middle of a commissure
n
(anatomy) The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
n
(anatomy) normal skull structure
n
(anatomy) A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the osteocranium
n
(anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the paracranium
n
(anatomy) The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull
n
(archaic, neuroanatomy) The trochlear nerve.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pericranium.
n
(obsolete) The pericranium.
adv
(anatomy) posterior to the cranium
n
(paleontology) The skeleton posterior to the cranium, or a portion thereof
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between posterior and anterior.
adj
(anatomy) posterior and cranial
adj
Relating to the posterior of a wall of a body part
adj
(anatomy) Behind and above.
adj
(anatomy) Anterior to a centre.
adj
pertaining to, or located in, the precibarium
adj
Before (in front of) the cranium
adj
In front of an imaginary line or plane that divides the front and back of the body.
adj
(anatomy) In front of the neuromuscular junction.
adj
Alternative form of prepyriform [(anatomy) Anterior to the pyriform cortex or sinus]
adj
(anatomy) In front of the quadrate or the quadratojugal
adj
(anatomy) proximal and cranially
adj
Behind a ventral region
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.
adj
(anatomy) rostral and tentorial
n
(anatomy) The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
adj
Relating to sphenocephaly
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the splanchnocranium
adj
superior (above) and dorsal
adj
(anatomy) temporal and dorsal
adj
Synonym of zygomaticotemporal
n
(biology) The space in the tentorium where the brainstem passes.
adj
(anatomy) thoracic and spinal
adj
Relating to torticollis.
adj
Passing through the cranium.
adj
(anatomy) Across or through the median plane
adj
(anatomy) trigeminal and thalamic
adj
(entomology) Of or pertaining to the tritocerebrum.
adj
(anatomy) tubular and cisternal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the front of the cranium
adj
(anatomy) ventral and striatal
adj
Relating to, or connecting, the vestibule and masseter
adj
Relating to the viscerocranium
n
(anatomy) The part of the skull that developed from the embryonic branchial arches (the facial bones, rather than the cranium)
Note: Concept clusters like the one above are an experimental OneLook
feature. We've grouped words and phrases into thousands of clusters
based on a statistical analysis of how they are used in writing. Some
of the words and concepts may be vulgar or offensive. The names of the
clusters were written automatically and may not precisely describe
every word within the cluster; furthermore, the clusters may be
missing some entries that you'd normally associate with their
names. Click on a word to look it up on OneLook.
Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!
Today's secret word is 8 letters and means "Believable and worthy of trust." Can you find it?