Anatomy
skull Audio
skull [ skuhl ]
Subclass of:
Bone and Bones
Etymology:
Anglo-Saxon skulle = a bowl
Definitions related to bone structure of cranium:
  • (skull) Bony part of the head including the facial bones and the bones enclosing the brain.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (skull) Subdivision of skeletal system which consists of skeleton of head and its associated joints.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
  • (skull) The bones that form the head, made up of the bones of the braincase and face.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (skull) The SKELETON of the HEAD including the FACIAL BONES and the bones enclosing the BRAIN.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Skull, skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain and some sense organs. The upper jaw, but not the lower, is part of the skull. The human cranium, the part that contains the brain, is globular and relatively large in...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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