单词 | neurocranium |
释义 | > as lemmasneurocranium neurocranium n. Brit. /ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈkreɪnɪəm/ , U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈkreɪniəm/ [compare scientific Latin neurocranium (1900 in neurocranium primordiale)] Anatomy the part of the skull enclosing the brain.ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > [noun] head boneeOE head paneOE panOE brainpanOE skull?c1225 harn-pan1340 brain skulla1400 calvairc1420 pot of the head?a1425 pan-bone1545 cranew1555 pannicle1590 pericranium1590 cranion1611 poll1721 braincase1726 brain-box1789 pericrane1804 cobbra1832 cranium1842 neurocranium1907 1907 W. N. Parker tr. R. Wiedersheim Elements Compar. Anat. (ed. 3) 75 The portion of the skull which is situated along the main axis in continuation of the vertebral column and which encloses the brain, is known as the brain-case or cranium (neurocranium). 1942 A. J. Grove & G. E. Newell Animal Biol. xv. 257 Other cartilage is laid down at the sides and above the brain until it becomes enclosed in a cartilaginous box, the brain box or neurocranium. 1980 Gray's Anat. (ed. 36) iii. 294/2 Even in the earlier vertebrates the neurocranium..has been joined by special cartilaginous supports for the external nares and olfactory receptors, the eyeballs, and the labyrinths. < as lemmas |
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