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Meaning of "epicranium" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPICRANIUM

epicranium  [ˌɛpɪˈkreɪnɪəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPICRANIUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epicranium is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPICRANIUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Epicranium

The Epicranium is the medical term for the collection of structures covering the cranium. It consists of the muscles, aponeurosis, and skin.

Definition of epicranium in the English dictionary

The definition of epicranium in the dictionary is all that covers the cranium. Other definition of epicranium is the upper surface of the head of insects.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPICRANIUM


actinium
ækˈtɪnɪəm
actinouranium
ˌæktɪnəʊjʊˈreɪnɪəm
aluminium
ˌæljʊˈmɪnɪəm
calcaneum
kælˈkeɪnɪəm
chondrocranium
ˌkɒndrəʊˈkreɪnɪəm
condominium
ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm
cranium
ˈkreɪnɪəm
delphinium
dɛlˈfɪnɪəm
drepanium
drɪˈpeɪnɪəm
endocranium
ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəm
geranium
dʒɪˈreɪnɪəm
germanium
dʒɜːˈmeɪnɪəm
Herculaneum
ˌhɜːkjʊˈleɪnɪəm
pericranium
ˌpɛrɪˈkreɪnɪəm
sparganium
spɑːˈɡeɪnɪəm
succedaneum
ˌsʌksɪˈdeɪnɪəm
suppedaneum
səpəˈdeɪnɪəm
titanium
taɪˈteɪnɪəm
transuranium
trænzjʊˈreɪnɪəm
uranium
jʊˈreɪnɪəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPICRANIUM

epichlorohydrin
epicier
epicism
epicist
epicleses
epiclesis
epicondyle
epicondylitis
epicontinental
epicotyl
epicrisis
epicritic
Epictetus
epicure
epicurean
epicureanism
epicurism
epicurize
Epicurus
epicuticle

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPICRANIUM

ammonium
asplenium
depleted uranium
enriched uranium
helenium
Iconium
ivyleaf geranium
lemon geranium
millennium
omnium
pandemonium
plutonium
rose geranium
ruthenium
selenium
the millennium
trailing geranium
xenium
zirconium
zonal geranium

Synonyms and antonyms of epicranium in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epicranium» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPICRANIUM

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The translations of epicranium from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epicranium» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

epicranium
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epicráneo
570 millions of speakers

English

epicranium
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epicranium
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشواة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

epicranium
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epicrânio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epicranium
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épicrâne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epikranium
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

epicranium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

epicranium
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

epicranium
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epicranium
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

epicranium
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேன்மண்டையோடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपीट्रानियम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

epicranium
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epicranium
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epicranium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

epicranium
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epicranium
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

epicranium
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epicranium
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epicranium
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epicranium
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epicranium

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPICRANIUM»

The term «epicranium» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.429 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPICRANIUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «epicranium» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «epicranium» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epicranium

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPICRANIUM»

Discover the use of epicranium in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epicranium and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The cyclopaedia of anatomy and physiology
In many Coleop- tera each eye is divided anteriorly by a process of the epicranium, the canlltus, as is particularly the case in the Lamellicornes (Jig- 333) . The extent to which this is developed in different insects varies considerably, and seems ...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1839
2
Hymenoptera: Symphyta. Part 6
Epicranium square T. vitellinae L. 25 (24) Body small: 17-20. Abdomen entirely with erect, brown and gray hairs. Scutellum and first two abdominal tergites less demarcated by their pubescence. Epicranium longer than wide T. boreal? Guss.
Gleb Sergeevich Medvedev, 1994
3
The Biology of Dragoflies
The Epicranium (epic). This is by far the largest part of the head-skeleton. If we compare the head to a hollow rectangular box with a lid on, the epicranium represents not only the lid but the upper portions of the front, back, and sides of the box ...
4
Insecta
They serve for the attachment of muscles, and divide the epicranium from the clypeus posterior. At the external angles of these ridges, immediately anterior to the corneae, are two articulating apophyses, the most external of which, the torulus ...
George Newport, 1839
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The Cyclopædia of Anatomy and Physiology: DIA - INS
They serve for the attachment of muscles, and divide the epicranium from the clypeus posterior. At the external angles of these ridges, immediately anterior to the corneae, are two articulating apophyses, the most external of which, the torulus ...
Robert Bentley Todd, 1839
6
The CPA Examination: Text, Problems, and Solutions
sal region of the head is the epicranium, of which the part just above the frons and between the compound eyes is called the vertex. The epicranium is divided by a median epicranial or coronal suture (Fig. 3.2) which bifurcate into two arms, the ...
A. N. Mosich, E. John Larsen, 1978
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Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science ...
A, =r first anterior seta of epicranium. A^ = second anterior seta of epicranium. As = third anterior seta of epicranium. Aa = anterior puncture of epi- cranium. Adf , = first adfrontal 'seta of epicranium. Adf;. = second adfrontal seta of tpicranium.
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Colour: head dark brown; dorsal callosities, anterior of frons, and lateral areas of epicranium light brown; nota brown with light brown areas: legs brown with lighter brown bars as follows - femora with 2 bars. 1 in basal half, 1 just before apex, ...
9
Dictionary of Insect Morphology
Gr. _ epicnemium epicranial suture _ coronal suture epicranium, p1. ia: the posterior part of the head capsule, composed of the occiput and postocciput, and part of the vertical region epicranium, ii, n. Gr. _ epicranium epidema, tis, 11. Gr.: l .
Henrik Steinmann, Lajos Zombori, 1999
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The entomologist's text book: an introduction to the natural ...
These are, the epicranium or skull-cap, composing the greater part of the head, of which it chiefly occupies the upper and posterior m, 5U part. This is bounded in front by the clypeus (c), or shield of the mouth, which generally lies above the ...
John Obadiah Westwood, 1838

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPICRANIUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term epicranium is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bridges Between the Asymptomatic Foot and the Symptomatic Patient
... which ultimately results in tightening of the superficial and deep myofascia of the epicranium. This could provide a vicious circle of cranial etiology that disturbs ... «Dynamic Chiropractic, Oct 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Epicranium [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/epicranium>. May 2024 ».
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