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English noun: braincase

1. braincase (body) the part of the skull that encloses the brain


Synonymsbrainpan, cranium


Broader (hypernym)bone, os


Part holonymasterion, calvaria, coronal suture, ethmoid, ethmoid bone, fontanel, fontanelle, foramen magnum, forehead, frontal bone, frontal suture, interparietal suture, lamboid suture, occipital bone, occipitomastoid suture, os frontale, os temporale, parietal bone, parietomastoid suture, sagittal suture, skullcap, soft spot, stephanion, sutura coronalis, sutura frontalis, sutura lamboidea, sutura sagittalis, temporal bone


Part meronymskull









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