cranial

adjective

cra·ni·al ˈkrā-nē-əl

: of or relating to the skull or cranium

: cephalic

cranially

ˈkrā-nē-ə-lē

adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In this specific instance, the fact that every skull found has some sort of cranial appendage (such as antlers on a deer skull), indicates that Level 3 of the Cueva Des-Cubierta could have been some sort of trophy room, according to the study. —

Mac Stone, Discover Magazine, 3 Feb. 2023 This species was previously known only by cranial remains and a partial femur, but in August a team led by Guillaume Daver and Franck Guy from the University of Poitiers reinterpreted the femur (upper leg bone) and described two ulnae (forearm bones). —

Ryan Mcrae And Briana Pobiner, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022 The initiative has been solidified as part of the park’s programming, which includes weekly meditation and sound healing, yoga, and a complimentary sanación clinic that offers reiki, cupping, massages, smoke cleanse and cranial sacral healing on the first Tuesday of every month. —

Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2022 Binello suggests the extreme measure of cranial surgery might have been adopted as a last resort by a caring family. —

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023 The finding marks the earliest example of trephination, a type of cranial surgery, found in the ancient Near East. Trephination, also known as trepanation, involves cutting a hole in the skull — and there are examples of the medical procedure dating back thousands of years. —

Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023 Such a process ordinarily requires invasive cranial surgery, but Inner Cosmos said its brain-computer interface, or BCI, can be placed by shaving a millimeters-thin layer from the top of the skull and installing the implant in the resulting indentation. —

Sarah Mcbride, Bloomberg.com, 30 Mar. 2022 While cranial surgery appears to be the most likely explanation for the hole, things did not end well for the cow. —

Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2018 After Arroyave and her husband welcomed Dove in February 2020, the little girl struggled with serious health issues and required neurosurgery and a cranial helmet to aid in reshaping and recovery. —

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023 See More

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