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Definition of: pericranium
(per′ə·krā′nē·əm) noun plural ·ni·a (-nē·ə) Anat.
The periosteum of the external surface of the cranium. [<NL <Gk. perikranion <perikranios (chitōn) (the membrane) under the skin of the skull <peri- around + kranion skull]
—per′i·cra′ni·al adjective
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