What it means
The combining form for the skull, the bony case around the brain. intracranialin-truh-KRAY-nee-ulInside the skull.intra- withincrani/o skull-al relating toFull entry means inside the skull, a craniotomy is surgery that opens the skull, and the cranial nerves are the 12 pairs of nerves that leave the brain directly. Craniosynostosis is an early closing of the joints between a baby's skull bones.
At a glance
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Related terms
encephal/o
A word part that means brain.
cephal/o
A word part that means head.
intracranial
Inside the skull.
-otomy
A word ending that means cutting into, or a surgical incision.