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Stage 1 of 3
kranion
Greek · ancient
"the skull"
the skull, from kara (head)
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Stage 2 of 3
cranium
Latin · ancient
"the skull"
adopted into Latin anatomical vocabulary
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Stage 3 of 3
cranium
English · 1500s
"the bony structure of the head"
settled as the English medical word for the skull
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