# cranial
## English
### Etymology

From cranium +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɪniəl

### Adjective

cranial (not comparable)
* (anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
* (anatomy) Synonym of cephalic.

#### Derived terms

* abdominocranial
* acranial
* acrocranial
* basicranial
* brachycranial
* caudocranial
* cerebrocranial
* cervicocranial
* chondrocranial
* circumcranial
* cleidocranial
* cranial base
* cranial index
* cranialization
* cranially
* cranialmost
* cranial nerve
* cranial orbit
* dermatocranial
* dolichocranial
* dorsocranial
* ectocranial
* eleventh cranial nerve
* endocranial
* epicranial
* exocranial
* extracranial
* first cranial nerve
* fourth cranial nerve
* hemicranial
* holocranial
* hyperbrachycranial
* infracranial
* intercranial
* intracranial
* intrauterine cranial decompression
* laterocranial
* mediocranial
* mesocranial
* nasocranial
* neurocranial
* ninth cranial nerve
* noncranial
* occipitocranial
* osteocranial
* otocranial
* paracranial
* pericranial
* postcranial
* posterocranial
* precranial
* proximocranial
* pterygocranial
* quadratocranial
* second cranial nerve
* seventh cranial nerve
* sixth cranial nerve
* splanchnocranial
* subcranial
* supracranial
* third cranial nerve
* transcranial
* twelfth cranial nerve
* ventrocranial
* viscerocranial

#### Translations
### References

* “cranial”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “cranial”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

### Anagrams

* carinal, clarain

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɾaˈnjal/ [kɾaˈnjal]

### Adjective

cranial (epicene, plural craniales)
* (anatomy) cranial

#### Related terms

* craniu

## Catalan
### Etymology

From crani +‎ -al.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kɾə.niˈal]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kɾa.niˈal]

### Adjective

cranial m or f (masculine and feminine plural cranials)
* cranial

#### Related terms

* crani

### Further reading

* “cranial” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Alternative forms

* crânial

### Adjective

cranial (feminine craniale, masculine plural craniaux, feminine plural craniales)
* cranial

## Galician
### Adjective

cranial m or f (plural craniais)
* cranial

#### Related terms

* cranio

## Interlingua
### Adjective

cranial (not comparable)
* cranial

#### Related terms

* cranio

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From crânio +‎ -al

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kɾa.niˈaw/ [kɾa.nɪˈaʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /kɾaˈnjaw/ [kɾaˈnjaʊ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɾɐˈnjal/ [kɾɐˈnjaɫ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɾɐˈnjal/ [kɾɐˈnjaɫ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɾɐˈnja.li/
* Rhymes: -al, -aw
* Hyphenation: cra‧ni‧al

### Adjective

cranial m or f (plural craniais, not comparable)
* (Brazil, anatomy) cranial
    Synonym: craniano

#### Derived terms

* cranialmente

### References

* ↑ “cranial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “cranial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German kranial. By surface analysis, craniu +‎ -al.

### Adjective

cranial m or n (feminine singular cranială, masculine plural craniali, feminine and neuter plural craniale)
* cranial