cranial
adjective/ˈkreɪniəl/
Frequency rank: #13,147 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to the skull or the part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Example sentence
The doctor examined the cranial nerves to check for any signs of damage.
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