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Pericranium vs Endocranium - What's the difference?

pericranium | endocranium |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between pericranium and endocranium

is that pericranium is (anatomy) the membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull while endocranium is (anatomy) the layer between the dura mater and the skull.

As nouns the difference between pericranium and endocranium

is that pericranium is (anatomy) the membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull while endocranium is (anatomy) the layer between the dura mater and the skull.

pericranium

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.
  • The head, skull; one's mind.
  • * 1749 , Henry Fielding, Tom Jones , Folio Society 1973, p. 411:
    • Now, Mrs Honour had unluckily poured so much of this liquid fire down her throat, that the smoke of it began to ascend into her pericranium , and blinded the eyes of Reason [...]

    endocranium

    English

    Noun

    (endocrania)
  • (anatomy) The layer between the dura mater and the skull.