Crani: From 1 Different Sources
(cranio-) combining form denoting the skull. Example: cranioplasty (plastic surgery of).
Cranial nerves are those arising from the BRAIN.... cranial nerves
The removal of part of the SKULL to provide surgical access for an operation on the BRAIN. This may be to obtain a BIOPSY, to remove a tumour or to drain an infection or a blood clot. Following the operation the bone is replaced, along with the membranes, muscle and skin.... craniotomy
The part of the skull enclosing the brain as distinguished from the face.... cranium
A rare, non-hormone-secreting tumour of the pituitary gland. Symptoms of a craniopharyngioma may include headaches, vomiting, and defective vision. If a craniopharyngioma develops in childhood, growth may become stunted and sexual development may not occur. Craniopharyngiomas are usually removed surgically. Untreated, they may cause permanent brain damage. craniosynostosis The premature closure of one or more of the joints (sutures) between the curved, flattened bones of the skull in infants. If all the joints are involved, the growing infant’s brain may be compressed and there is a risk of brain damage from pressure inside the skull. If the abnormality is localized, the head may be deformed. Craniosynostosis may occur before birth and, in some cases, is associated with other birth defects. It may also occur in an otherwise healthy baby, or in a baby affected by a disorder such as rickets. If the brain is compressed, an operation may be performed to separate the fused skull bones.... craniopharyngioma
n. the science of measuring the differences in size and shape of skulls.... craniometry
(dicephalus) n. *conjoined twins united by their heads.... craniopagus
n. premature closing of the *sutures and fontanelles between the cranial bones during development, resulting in the skull remaining abnormally small. Compare craniosynostosis.... craniostenosis
n. premature fusion of some of the cranial bones, usually before birth, so that the skull is unable to expand in certain directions to assume its normal shape under the influence of the growing brain. Depending on which cranial *sutures fuse early, the skull may become elongated from front to back, broad and short, peaked (oxycephaly or turricephaly), or asymmetrical. Craniosynostosis is a feature of several related inherited disorders (see acrocephalosyndactyly). Compare craniostenosis.... craniosynostosis
see exploding head syndrome.... episodic cranial sensory shock
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