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Skull vs Pericranium - What's the difference?

skull | pericranium |

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

is that skull is (anatomy) the main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium while pericranium is (anatomy) the membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.

As nouns the difference between skull and pericranium

is that skull is (anatomy) the main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium or skull can be while pericranium is (anatomy) the membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface 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=t

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; the cranium.
  • * 1922 , (Virginia Woolf), (w, Jacob's Room) Chapter 1
    • 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.
  • A symbol for death; death's-head
    • Derived terms
    * numskull, numbskull * skull and crossbones * (l)
    Synonyms
    * brainpan * cranium (anatomy) * harnpan
    Meronyms
    * (-)
    See also
    *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.

    • References

    Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1586 , , Albion’s England :
    • A knavish skull of boys and girls did pelt at him.
  • * 1601 , (Philemon Holland) (translator), (Pliny the Elder) (author), , 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.
    (Webster 1913) ----

    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 [...]