CRANIAL BIFIDA
a hereditary disorder formed by an impression in the center of the forehead in the shape or a horseshoe.
CRANIAL DIVISION
the portion of the parasympathetic nervous system with fibers branching out from cranial nerves.
CRANIAL INDEX
the proportion of the optimal width of the cranium to its optimal length, times 100.
CRANIAL NERVE
any of the twelve couples of nerves that stem directly from the brain and are dispersed primarily to constructions in…
CRANIOFACIAL ANOMALY
a construction-based malformation, generally hereditary, which involved the skull and face. Some disorders marked by this consist of Crouzon's syndrome,…
CRANIOGRAPH
noun. 1. a plot or image of the cranium. 2. a tool used to gauge the width or length of…
CRANIOGRAPHY
noun. The analysis of the cranium by way of pictures and sketches made from gauges of the construction of the…
CRANIOLOGY
noun. 1. the empirical examination of the shape, length, girth, and various other traits of the human cranium. 2. reference:…
CRANIOSTENOSIS
a cranial malformation stemming from premature closing of the structures within the cranium. This health matter limits the average growth…
CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS SYNDROME
a health problem stemming from premature blending of the bones of the cranium, causing malformation of the cranium.
CRANIOTELENCEPHALIC DYSPLASIA
premature closing of some of the constructs in the cranium, joined by protruding bones in the front of it, and…