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Braincase

The part of the skull that encloses the brain.braincase --> neurocranium

Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face.

Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium.

Origin: neuro-_ g. Kranion, skull


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