osteocranium etymology

English word osteocranium comes from English cranium, English osteo- (Bone.)

Detailed word origin of osteocranium

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
cranium English (eng) That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.. The skull of a vertebrate.
osteo- English (eng) Bone.
osteocranium English (eng) (anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.

Words with the same origin as osteocranium

Descendants of cranium
craniate postcranial
Descendants of osteo-
ectostosis nonosteoporotic ostealgia osteoarthropathy osteochondral osteochondroma osteoclast osteoconductive osteocutaneous osteodysplasia osteodysplastic osteoid osteoinduction osteomyelitis osteonectin osteopath osteophilic osteoporosis osteoprotegerin osteoradionecrotic osteosarcoma osteosclerosis osteosynthetic osteotendinous