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skull
skull/skəl/
noun
a framework of bone or cartilage enclosing the brain of a vertebrate; the skeleton of a person's or animal's head.
"he broke his collar bone and fractured his skull"
verb
hit (someone) on the head.
"my waking came in drugged stages—I had been skulled"
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The skull is a bone protective cavity for the brain. The skull is composed of four types of bone i.e., cranial bones, facial bones, ear ossicles and hyoid ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Skull, skeletal framework of the head of vertebrates, composed of bones or cartilage, which form a unit that protects the brain and some ...
The facial bones of the skull form the upper and lower jaws, the nose, nasal cavity and nasal septum, and the orbit. The facial bones include 14 bones, with six ...