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cranium
cra·ni·um [ kráynee əm ] (plural cra·ni·ums or cra·ni·a [ kráynee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
skull: the skull of a vertebrate, especially the part that covers the brain
[15th century. Via medieval Latin< Greek kranion]
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