Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cranial base

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
cra-nial base
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The base of the skull, which is made up of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria.

Inflected Forms

cranial bases (plural)

Questions

What does cranial base mean?
The base of the skull, which is made up of the endocranium and the lower parts of the calvaria.

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