cranial

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See also: crânial

English

Etymology

From cranium +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cranial (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
  2. (anatomy) Synonym of cephalic.

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Asturian

Pronunciation

Adjective

cranial (epicene, plural craniales)

  1. (anatomy) cranial

Catalan

Etymology

From crani +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

Adjective

cranial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cranials)

  1. cranial

Further reading

French

Alternative forms

Adjective

cranial (feminine craniale, masculine plural craniaux, feminine plural craniales)

  1. cranial

Galician

Adjective

cranial m or f (plural craniais)

  1. cranial

Interlingua

Adjective

cranial (not comparable)

  1. cranial

Portuguese

Etymology

From crânio +‎ -al[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kɾa.niˈaw/ , (faster pronunciation) /kɾaˈnjaw/
 

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: cra‧ni‧al

Adjective

cranial m or f (plural craniais, not comparable)

  1. (Brazil, anatomy) cranial
    Synonym: craniano

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ cranial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ cranial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German kranial. By surface analysis, craniu +‎ -al.

Adjective

cranial m or n (feminine singular cranială, masculine plural craniali, feminine and neuter plural craniale)

  1. cranial

Declension