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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescranio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kranio
"Il medico ha esaminato la radiografia del cranio."
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The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
"The protective helmet was designed to absorb heavy impacts to the cranium."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: via medieval Latin from Greek kranion 'skull'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "cranium" is said worldwide
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crâne
Transliteration: krān
"Le choc a endommagé son crâne."
Schädel
Transliteration: shädel
"Der Helm schützt den Schädel bei einem Unfall."
cranio
Transliteration: kranio
"Il medico ha esaminato la radiografia del cranio."
cráneo
Transliteration: kraneo
"El casco protege el cráneo de posibles lesiones."
crânio
Transliteration: kranio
"O osso do crânio protege o cérebro."
कपाल
Transliteration: kapāl
"चोट उसके कपाल पर लगी थी।"
颅骨
Transliteration: lú gǔ
"安全帽能保护颅骨免受撞击。"
두개골
Transliteration: du-gae-gol
"헬멧은 두개골을 보호하는 데 도움이 됩니다."
頭蓋骨
Transliteration: tōgaikotsu
"ヘルメットが頭蓋骨を守ってくれます。"
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