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adj. - Of or relating to the part of the skull which encloses the brain.

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  • cranial pressure
  • An acquaintance, a plastic surgeon who specializes in cranial reconstruction, was returning from a conference on head injuries on September 11.
  • A new study says that laser scans reveal that the left side of Lincolns face was smaller than the right, a facial defect known as cranial microsomia.
  • Some of these pathways consists of nerves springing directly from the brain itself, these nerves are called cranial nerves and there are twelve of them ..
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