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Cranium

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002128

The bones that form the head. The cranium is made up of cranial bones (bones that surround and protect the brain) and facial bones (bones that form the eye sockets, nose, cheeks, jaw, and other parts of the face). An opening at the base of the cranium is where the spinal cord connects to the brain. Also called skull.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002128
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsskull
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002128",
  "term": "Cranium",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The bones that form the head. The cranium is made up of cranial bones (bones that surround and protect the brain) and facial bones (bones that form the eye sockets, nose, cheeks, jaw, and other parts of the face). An opening at the base of the cranium is where the spinal cord connects to the brain. Also called skull.",
  "synonyms": [
    "skull"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/cranium/"
}

Record 5,414 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.