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Cranium vs Ectomesenchyme - What's the difference?

cranium | ectomesenchyme |

As nouns the difference between cranium and ectomesenchyme

is that cranium is the skull of a vertebrate while ectomesenchyme is (anatomy) a form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells; forms the tissues of the neck and cranium.

cranium

English

(wikipedia cranium)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The skull of a vertebrate.
  • That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.

    • Derived terms

    * cranial * cranially * hemicrania * hemicraniectomy * hemicraniotomy

    Anagrams

    * English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    ectomesenchyme

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (anatomy) A form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells; forms the tissues of the neck and cranium