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pericranium
per·i·cra·ni·um [ pèrrə kráynee əm ] (plural per·i·cra·ni·a [ pèrrə kráynee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
skull membrane: the membrane of connective tissue that surrounds the skull
[Early 16th century. Via modern Latin< Greek perikranion< peri "round" + kranion "skull"]

per·i·cra·ni·al adjective
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