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cranio- 或 crani-
pref.（前缀）
  1. Cranium:
    头盖骨：
    craniometer.
    头盖测量器

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  1. From cranium
    源自 cranium
cranio- or (before a vowel) crani-

combining form

indicating the cranium or cranial
⇒ craniotomy

cranio-

1
a combining form representing cranium, in compound words:
craniotomy.

Related Words

  • craniocerebral
  • craniofacial
  • craniograph
  • craniography
  • craniology
  • craniometer
cranio-a combining form of cranium, as in craniometer.
Also, crani-.
cranio-
combining form
⇨ see crani-
cranio-
/ˈkreɪnɪəʊ/  
combining form
relating to the cranium
表示“颅”：

craniotomy.

词源
from Greek kranion 'skull'.
cranio-|ˈkreɪnɪəʊ|before a vowel crani-, combining form of Gr. κρᾱνίον cranium.a. In combinations, chiefly in sense ‘belonging or relating to the cranium and{ddd}’; as cranio-ˈfacial a., belonging to both the cranium and the face; cranio-ˈspinal a., belonging to the cranium and the spine; so craniaˈcromial [acromion], cranio-phaˈryngeal, cranio-thoˈracic, cranio-ˈvertebral adjs.; also cranio-tabes |-ˈteɪbiːz| [L. tābēs wasting away, putrefaction], ‘a form of rickets in which the skull bones are softened’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.).b. In derivative formations, as craniˈectomy [Gr. ἐκτοµή excision], see quot. ˈcranioˌcele [see cele n.], ‘the protrusion of a part of the encephalon from the cranial cavity’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈcranioˌclasm [Gr. κλάσµα fracture, breaking], the breaking up of the fœtal head in the operation of craniotomy; ˈcranioˌclast [Gr. -κλάστης breaker], an instrument for doing this. ˌcranioˈgnomic a. [Gr. γνωµικ-ός of or pertaining to knowledge], pertaining to craniognomy. craniˈognomy [Gr. γνώµη knowledge], ‘the science of the form and characteristics of the skull’(Syd. Soc. Lex.). craniˈognosy [Gr. γνῶσις knowledge] = prec. ˈcranioˌgraph [Gr. -γραϕος writer], an instrument for taking drawings of the skull; craniˈographer, one who draws or describes skulls; craniˈography, description of skulls. craniˈometer [Gr. µέτρον measure], an instrument for taking measurements of skulls; ˌcranioˈmetric, ˌcranioˈmetrical a, pertaining to craniometry; hence ˌcranioˈmetrically adv.; craniˈometrist, one who practises craniometry; craniˈometry, measurement of the skull. craniˈopathy [Gr. -πάθεια, f. πάθος suffering], ‘disease of the cranium’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ˈcranioˌphore [Gr. -ϕορος bearing], an instrument invented by Topinard for measuring the dimensions and proportions of the skull. ˈcranioˌplasty [Gr. -πλαστία, f. πλαστός moulded, fashioned], an operation for supplying deficiencies in the cranial structures. craniˈopolis (nonce-wd.) [Gr. πόλις city], a city of skulls. ˌcranioˈscopic, ˌcranioˈscopical a., pertaining to cranioscopy; craniˈoscopist, one who studies cranioscopy; craniˈoscopy [Gr. -σκοπία, f. -σκοπος that views], examination of the size and configuration of the skull; formerly applied to what is now commonly called phrenology. ˌcranioˈsophic a. (nonce-wd. after philosophic, etc.), learned in skulls. ˈcranioˌtome [Gr. -τοµος cutting], ‘name for the trephine; also a name for the craniotomy forceps’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.); craniˈotomy [Gr. -τοµία, f. -τοµος cutting], in obstetric surgery, an operation in which the head of the fœtus is cut open and broken down when it presents an obstacle to delivery; hence craniotomy forceps, a forceps used in this operation.1891Lancet 3 Oct. 761 [The operation] of *craniectomy, in which a strip of bone is removed from the cranium and the development of the brain..allowed to go on.1860Simpson Cranioclasm in Syd. Soc. Year-bk. (1861) 357 The operations of craniotomy, cephalotripsy, and *cranioclasm.Ibid. In the latter operation [Cranioclasm] two instruments are necessary—a perforator..and the *Cranioclast.1852–9Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 656/1 The number of *cranio-facial segments.1813Pantologia, *Craniognomy..a visionary system of physiognomy lately brought forward by Dr. Gall of Vienna.1810Phil. Mag. XXXVI. 74 Materials for a comparative *craniognosy.1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. 271 Profile taken with M. Broca's *craniograph.1861Wright Ess. Archæol. I. v. 84 To the Anglo-Saxon cemeteries..I would especially invite the attention of the *craniographer.Ibid. 83 That branch of it [ethnology] which may be conveniently..termed *craniography.1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. 297 The *craniometer substitutes mathematical data for the uncertain data founded on judgment and opinion.Ibid. 219 Requisite for *craniometrical study.1882Athenæum 2 Dec. 738/3 A list of the *craniometric measures and processes adopted.1889Harper's Mag. June 105/1 Having been *craniometrically examined.Ibid. 105/2 He invited her to a comparative measurement by the authorized *craniometrists.1861Cleland in Syd. Soc. Year-bk. 30 On a Method of *Craniometry.1881Trans. Vict. Inst. 28 Craniometry indicates that the natives of these islands are more mixed than either of the other Polynesian races.1882Syd. Soc. Lex., *Craniopharyngeal ligament, the thickened median part of the pharyngeal aponeurosis attached to the tuberculum pharyngeum of the basilar process of the occipital bone.1878Bartley tr. Topinard's Anthrop. ii. iii. 274 A new *craniophore (an instrument for taking all the cranial projections) by Paul Topinard.1818Blackw. Mag. IV. 328 A populous Place of Skulls—a *Craniopolis like the catacombs.1813W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. XXXV. 140 [Dr. Gall's] *cranioscopic passion.1820Blackw. Mag. VI. 651 *Cranioscopical landmarks drawn so geometrically by their rivals.1809–10Coleridge Friend (1818) III. 79 A literary man, whose skull puzzled the *cranioscopists.1804Edin. Rev. III. 415 Uroscopy has..given way to *cranioscopy.1865Masson Rec. Brit. Philos. iii. 191 Gall, whose system of Cranioscopy, publishing itself under the name of Phrenology [etc.].1819Blackw. Mag. IV. 564 A *Craniosophic public would disdain that work.1847Todd Cycl. Anat. III. 641/2 The *cranio-spinal cavity.1849H. Mayo Truths Pop. Superst. v. 78 The segments of the cranio-spinal cord in which the sentient and voluntary nerves are rooted.1860Syd. Soc. Year-bk. (1861) 400 *Cranio-tabes occurring epidemically.1855Ramsbotham Obstetr. Med. 22 A woman whom I delivered..by *craniotomy.
cranio-
word-forming element meaning "of the brain," from Latinized comb. form of Greek kranion "skull" (see cranium).
cranio- /ˈkreɪnɪəʊ/ combining form of Greek kranion skull: see -o-. Before a vowel also crani-.
 DERIVATIVE cranio-facial adjective of or pertaining to both the cranium and the face L19.
craniˈometry noun the science of measuring the differences in size and shape of skulls M19.
craniˈopathy noun any disease of the cranium L19.
cranioplasty noun (an instance of) a surgical operation to reconstruct or alter the shape of part of the skull L19.
cranio-spinal adjective of or pertaining to both the cranium and the spine L19.
craniotome noun a special instrument used for (esp. obstetric) craniotomy L19.
craniˈotomy noun a surgical removal of part of the skull, performed in order to operate on the brain M19.
cranio-
combining form. cranium; skull: Craniology = the science of skulls. Also, crani- before vowels.
[< Greek krānion skull]
cranio-
— see crani-

cranio-

Prefix

  1. cranium

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