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Archaeol.a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape. Also called endocast.[1920-25]
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endocranial cast — n a cast of the cranial cavity showing the approximate shape of the brain … Medical dictionary
Endocranial cast — An endocast or endocranial cast is a cast made of the mold formed by the impression the brain makes on the inside of the neurocranium (braincase), providing a replica of the brain with most of the details of its outer surface. Endocasts can also… … Wikipedia
endocranial cast — noun : a cast of the cranial cavity showing the approximate shape of the brain * * * Archaeol. a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape. Also called endocast. [1920 25] … Useful english dictionary
endocranial cast — noun Date: 1923 a cast of the cranial cavity showing the approximate shape of the brain … New Collegiate Dictionary
endocranial — 1. Within the cranium. 2. Relating to the endocranium. SYN: encranial, entocranial. * * * en·do·cra·ni·al .en də krā nē əl adj of or relating to an endocranial cast or to the cranial cavity <endocranial volume> * * * en·do·cra·ni·al… … Medical dictionary
Cráneo de Florisbad — El cráneo de Florisbad fue descubierto en 1932 por el profesor Thomas Dreyer, en el sitio de Florisbad, a unos 50 km de Bloemfontein, Sudáfrica.[1] El fósil conserva el lado derecho de la cara, la mayor parte de la frente y parte de la bóveda… … Wikipedia Español
endocast — ˈendəˌkast noun Etymology: by shortening : endocranial cast * * * /en deuh kast , kahst /, n. Archaeol. 1. See endocranial cast. 2. steinkern. [1945 50; ENDO(CRANIAL) + CAST1] … Useful english dictionary
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endocast — en·do·cast en də .kast n ENDOCRANIAL CAST … Medical dictionary
endocast — noun Date: 1949 endocranial cast … New Collegiate Dictionary
