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Examples of cranium in a Sentence
the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges
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The bones belonged to a teenager who was probably between 14 and 16-years-old, based in part on the light wear of the teeth, absence of third molars and the degree of fusion between the bones that form the cranium.
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The impact jolted him so hard that his brain smashed against his cranium, causing hemorrhaging and swelling.
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Her daughter, Julia, now 4, was born with microcrania, a condition marked by a smaller-than-normal cranium.
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Batstuff hawked at NECA includes alarm clocks, key chains and exploding-cranium Head-knocker statuettes.
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Origin and Etymology of cranium
Medieval Latin, from Greek kranion; akin to Greek kara head — more at cerebral
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