| neurocranium | Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. Origin: neuro-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cartilaginous neurocranium | In the embryo, that part of the base of the skull first laid down in cartilage and then ossified. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| membranous neurocranium | The vault of the embryonic skull which is ossified in membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |