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cranial + noun
cranial 通常作定语，出现在名词前，多用于解剖学或医学语境。
The cranial nerves transmit signals between the brain and the face.
脑神经在脑和面部之间传递信号。
颅的；头盖的
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颅的；头盖的
relating to the cranium, the part of the skull that encloses the brain
The cranial nerves transmit signals between the brain and the face.
脑神经在脑和面部之间传递信号。
颅骨的；头颅的。
Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
头部的。
Synonym of cephalic.
The doctor asked him to move his eyes to test the cranial nerves.
医生让他转动眼睛，以测试颅神经。
She was told to wear a helmet to lower the risk of cranial injuries.
她被告知要戴头盔，以降低颅部损伤的风险。
The anatomy class studied the cranial bones and how they fit together.
解剖课学习了颅骨以及它们如何拼接在一起。
cranial 通常作定语，出现在名词前，多用于解剖学或医学语境。
The cranial nerves transmit signals between the brain and the face.
脑神经在脑和面部之间传递信号。
Not this
The cranial protects the brain.
Use this
The cranium protects the brain.
cranial 是形容词（颅的、头盖的），不能作名词主语；此处应使用名词 cranium（颅、头盖骨）。
Not this
There are twelve pairs of brain nerves in the human body.
Use this
There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves in the human body.
中文“脑神经”对应的医学英语是 cranial nerves（颅神经），而不是逐字译成的 brain nerves；brain nerves 不是标准表达。
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颅神经
The twelve pairs of cranial nerves emerge directly from the brain.
十二对颅神经直接从脑部发出。
颅腔
The brain sits inside the cranial cavity, protected by the skull.
大脑位于颅腔内，受到颅骨保护。
颅穹窿
A CT scan showed no fracture in the cranial vault.
CT扫描显示颅穹窿没有骨折。
颅骨骨折
He was admitted to hospital with a cranial fracture after the fall.
摔倒后他因颅骨骨折被送进医院。
颅脑损伤
Patients with cranial trauma need immediate neurological assessment.
颅脑损伤患者需要立即进行神经学评估。
颅容量
Early humans had a smaller cranial capacity than modern humans.
早期人类的颅容量比现代人小。
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联想：cranial 开头像 crane（起重机），想象起重机吊起头盖骨——cranial 就是“颅的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、解剖学 该词多用于医学、解剖学等专业领域，日常口语中较少使用。
这些词都与 cranial（/ˈkreɪniəl/）在拼写或发音上有相似点，但没有一个完全押韵：cranium 和 crane 开头有 /kreɪ/，与 cranial 相同；cranky 的元音是 /æ/，读作 /kræŋk/；menial 和 congenial 结尾的 -nial 拼写相同，但重读元音不同；material 以 -ial 结尾，但读作 /məˈtɪriəl/。
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