endocranium

A noun referring to the membrane that lines the interior of the skull, specifically the inner surface of the cranial cavity.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant la membrane qui tapisse l'intérieur du crâne, c'est-à-dire la surface interne de la cavité crânienne.

1. Inner skull lining C2 formal scientific

   The membrane that lines the interior surface of the cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain).

   • The endocranium protects the brain from direct contact with bone.
   • During surgery, the endocranium must be carefully preserved.
   • The endocranium is a layer of tissue derived from the embryonic mesoderm.
   • Injuries to the endocranium can lead to intracranial inflammation.

   🇫🇷Endocrâne (méninge interne)

   Synonymes: dura mater

• endocrania plural form
• endocrania's possessive plural form
• endocranium's possessive singular form