chondrocranium

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kon′drō krānē əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
chon•dro•cra•ni•um  (kon′drō krānē əm)USA pronunciation n., pl. -ni•ums, -ni•a 
    (-nē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Anatomy, Zoologya braincase composed of cartilage rather than bone, as the skull of sharks and of the vertebrate embryo before ossification.
  • chondro- + cranium 1870–75


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