Skull vs Basicranium - What's the difference?
skull | basicranium |
(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium.
* 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
A symbol for death; death's-head
* 1586 , , Albion’s England :
* 1601 , (Philemon Holland) (translator), (Pliny the Elder) (author), ,
In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between skull and basicranium
is that skull is (anatomy) the main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium while basicranium is (anatomy) the inferior region of the skull.As nouns the difference between skull and basicranium
is that skull is (anatomy) the main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium or skull can be while basicranium is (anatomy) the inferior region of the skull.As a verb skull
is to hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.skull
English
(wikipedia skull)Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), probably from (etyl) . Compare (etyl) (m), (etyl) (m). http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/skull?s=tAlternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- He was about to roar when, lying among the black sticks and straw under the cliff, he saw a whole skull'—perhaps a cow's '''skull''', a '''skull''', perhaps, with the teeth in it. Sobbing, but absent-mindedly, he ran farther and farther away until he held the ' skull in his arms.
Derived terms
* numskull, numbskull * skull and crossbones * (l)Synonyms
* brainpan * cranium (anatomy) * harnpanMeronyms
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Etymology 2
See .Noun
(en noun)- A knavish skull of boys and girls did pelt at him.
book IX, chapter xv: “Of the names and natures of many fishes.”:
- These fishs, togither with the old Tunies and the young, called Pelamides, enter in great flotes and skulls , into the sea Pontus, for the sweet food that they there find: and every companie of them hath their fever all leaders and captaines; and before them all, the Maquerels lead the way; which, while they be in the water, have a colour of brimstone; but without, like they be to the rest.
