| craniomandibular disorders | Diseases or disorders of the muscles of the head and neck, with special reference to the masticatory muscles. The most notable examples are temporomandibular joint disorders and temporomandibular joint dysfunction syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| craniomeningocele | Protrusion of the meninges through a defect in the skull. Origin: cranio-+ G. Meninx, membrane, + kele, hernia (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniometaphysial dysplasia | Syndrome of metaphysial dysplasia associated with severe sclerosis and overgrowth of bones of the skull (leontiasis ossea) and with hypertelorism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniometer | An instrument for measuring the diameters of the skull. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniometric | Relating to craniometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniometric points | Fixed point's on the skull used as landmarks in craniometry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniometry | The scientific measurement of the dimensions of the bones of the skull and face. It applies to measurement of the dead skull as opposed to cephalometry, measurements performed on the living skull. (12 Dec 1998) |
| craniopagus | Conjoined twins with fused skulls. See: conjoined twins. See: janiceps, syncephalus. Origin: cranio-+ G. Pagos, something fixed (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopagus occipitalis | Conjoined twins united at the occipital region of the skull. Synonym: iniopagus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopagus parasiticus | A variety of craniopagus in which one foetus is rudimentary in form and parasitic on the other. See: epicomus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopathy | Any pathological condition of the cranial bones. Origin: cranio-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopharyngeal | Relating to the skull and to the pharynx. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopharyngeal canal | A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsad toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the pars distalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis. Synonym: craniopharyngeal canal, hypophyseal pouch, Rathke's diverticulum, Rathke's pocket, Rathke's pouch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopharyngeal duct | The slender tubular part of the hypophysial diverticulum; the stalk of Rathke's pocket. Synonym: bucconeural duct, hypophysial duct. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniopharyngioma | <oncology, tumour> A form of primary brain tumour which develops in the pituitary gland. These tumours often secrete increased quantities of pituitary hormones (for example growth hormone) which can result in conditions such as gigantism and acromegaly. They are often benign and rare and comprise less than 5% of childhood brain tumours. Other symptoms include vision changes, headache and weight gain. Treatment often includes a combination of surgery and radiation therapy. (27 Sep 1997) |
| craniocarpotarsal dystrophy |
a congenital anomaly transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait, consisting of characteristic flattened, masklike facies; microstomia, the lips protruding as in whistling; deep-set eyes with hypertelorism; camptodactyly with ulnar deviation of the fingers; and talipes equinovarus. Called also Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, whistling face syndrome, and whistling face
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| craniometric diameter |
any line connecting two craniometric points of the same name.
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| cranial suture |
The lines of connection between cranial bones, which appear as a squiggly line on both the interior and the exterior surfaces of the skull. Sutures progressively disappear with age and can be used to provide a general estimate for age at death.
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| cranial capacity |
A measurement of the interior volume of the brain case measured in cubic centimeters (cc) and used as an approximate estimate of brain size.
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| cranial |
A directional term used to refer to the area near the cranium, or head region; opposite of caudal.
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