cranial

/ˈkreɪniəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkreɪniəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkrā-nē-əl/ (ame, mw)

cranial — adjective

  • cranialpositive
  • more cranialcomparative
  • most cranialsuperlative

1. Connected with the skull or the bones around the brain, especially in medical de

1.形容詞C2
釋義

Connected with the skull or the bones around the brain, especially in medical descriptions.

例句

The doctor checked Jisoo's cranial nerves with a small light.

medical collocation: cranial nerves

The scan showed a cranial fracture above Bilal's left ear.

common medical phrase: cranial fracture

同義詞
  • skull

    Often used as an everyday attributive noun, while 'cranial' sounds more formal and medical.

  • cephalic

    More technical and specialist than 'cranial', especially in medical writing.

  • head

    Broader and less exact, because it can include the whole head area rather than the skull itself.

文法句型

cranial + noun

用法筆記

Usually placed before medical nouns such as nerve, fracture, scan, or helmet. It is common in anatomy and clinical writing, while everyday speech more often uses 'head' or 'skull'.

常見錯誤

❌The surgeon examined the cranial.
✅The surgeon examined the skull.
💡'cranial' is an adjective, so it normally needs a noun after it.
❌She wore a cranial after the accident.
✅She wore a cranial helmet after the accident.
💡'cranial' describes the noun that follows; it does not name the object by itself.