braincase

braincase
noun
the part of the skull that encloses the brain
• Syn: ↑cranium, ↑brainpan
• Derivationally related forms: ↑cranial (for: ↑cranium)
• Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑os
• Part Holonyms: ↑skull
• Part Meronyms:

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: the bony or cartilaginous case enclosing the brain — compare cranium

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/brayn"kays'/, n.
cranium (def. 2).
Also, brain case.
[1735-45; BRAIN + CASE2]

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brainˈcase noun
The cranium
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Main Entry: ↑brain

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