"endocranium" meaning in English

See endocranium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: endocrania [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English cranium English endocranium From endo- + cranium. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|endo-|cranium|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥dóm Proto-Hellenic *éndon Ancient Greek ἔνδον (éndon)der. English endo- English cranium English endocranium [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁n̥dóm", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*éndon", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "ἔνδον", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "endo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cranium", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "endocranium", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="endocranium"> From endo- + cranium. Head templates: {{en-noun|endocrania}} endocranium (plural endocrania)
  1. (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull Related terms: exocranium

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