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What is the adjective for crania?

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craniosacral
  1. Of or pertaining to the cranium and sacrum, especially with regard to craniosacral therapy, a form of alternative medicine resembling massage.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Chiropractic adjustments or craniosacral therapy are often effective at resolving these problems and preventing recurring ear infections.”
      “The beneficial effects of craniosacral therapy, I believe, will appear over the long term.”
      “Knowledgeable in herbology and iridology, Dianna is a certified and licensed craniosacral therapist and massage therapist.”
craniodiaphyseal
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the cranium and diaphysis; applied to a form of dysplasia that is also known as lionitis.
craniocerebellocardiac
  1. (pathology) Affecting the cranium, cerebellum, and heart; applied to 3C syndrome.
cranioquadrate
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the quadrate ramus (of the pterygoid)
craniofacial
  1. (medicine) Pertaining to the cranium and face, as with craniofacial surgery.
  2. Examples:
    1. “These results suggest that the lens dictates craniofacial morphology by controlling eye growth.”
      “Correction of craniofacial deficits with implants is a rapidly advancing discipline.”
      “Many require orthodontic care, conducted in major regional craniofacial centres.”
craniocarpotarsal
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the cranium, carpals, and tarsus.
cranioorbital
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the orbit of the eye
cranioventral
  1. Relating to the front of the cranium (or head)
craniodorsal
  1. Both cranial and dorsal (towards the head and the back)
craniocaudal
  1. (anatomy) From the cranial to the caudal end of a structure.
cranioencephalic
  1. Relating to the cranium and encephalon.
cranial
  1. Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Details of cranial anatomy contradict a previous model of cranial kinesis by severely limiting the skull's potential mobility.”
      “She was subjected to an intensive combination of cytotoxic drugs and cranial radiotherapy.”
      “The evolution of the canid and felid brain was studied through examination of fossil and Recent cranial endocasts.”
craniomedial
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the middle part of the cranium
craniovertebral
  1. Relating to the cranium and vertebrae.
craniodistal
  1. distal to the cranium or head
craniodental
  1. Of or pertaining to the cranium and teeth.
craniocervical
  1. Relating to the cranium and the neck.
  2. Examples:
    1. “An electromyographic analysis of the deep cervical flexor muscles in performance of craniocervical flexion.”
craniospinal
  1. Relating to the cranium and spine.
craniocentric
  1. Centered on the cranium
cranic
  1. Synonym of cranial
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