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Recent Examples of cranium
These larger figurines have detachable heads and small holes in their necks and craniums.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The first part of the book covered the anatomy of the cranium with woodcut illustrations; the second described his methods of treatment of head wounds, skull fractures and diseases of the facial organs.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The scans showed pathological bone growths in the cranium and jawbone.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
The cranium was similar to two unusually large skulls found in Xuchang County in Henan province between 2007 and 2014, which had a 1,800-cubic-centimeter (110-cubic-inch) capacity.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025
The first part of the book covered the anatomy of the cranium with woodcut illustrations; the second described his methods of treatment of head wounds, skull fractures and diseases of the facial organs.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
The scans showed pathological bone growths in the cranium and jawbone.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025
The cranium was similar to two unusually large skulls found in Xuchang County in Henan province between 2007 and 2014, which had a 1,800-cubic-centimeter (110-cubic-inch) capacity.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cranium
skull
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Stringer and Bian measured different parts of the skulls, noting the overall skull length, the length of the rows of teeth, and other characteristics.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
26 June 2025
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The man was hospitalized with internal bleeding in his skull and other injuries, officers said.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2025
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“Cranium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cranium. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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