braincase

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
braincase
    n 1: the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn:
         {cranium}, {braincase}, {brainpan}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
braincase \brain"case\ n.
   the part of the skull that encloses the brain.

   Syn: cranium, brainpan.
        [WordNet 1.5]
    

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