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paracranium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paracra-ni-um
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull

Etymology

From para- + cranium.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

paracrania (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

paracranial

Rhymes With

uranium titanium cranium geranium germanium unobtainium neurocranium basicranium osteocranium splanchnocranium dermatocranium intracranium

Questions

What does paracranium mean?
The external periosteum that covers the outer surface of the skull
Where does paracranium come from?
From para- + cranium.

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