| skull | | |
| n. (body) | 1. skull | the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates. |
| ~ craniometric point | a landmark on the skull from which craniometric measurements can be taken. |
| ~ bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates. |
| ~ cheekbone, jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone | the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek. |
| ~ os sphenoidale, sphenoid, sphenoid bone | butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull. |
| ~ cranial orbit, eye socket, orbital cavity, orbit | the bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball. |
| ~ endocranium | membrane lining the inside of the skull. |
| ~ head, caput | the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains.; "he stuck his head out the window" |
| ~ braincase, brainpan, cranium | the part of the skull that encloses the brain. |
| ~ jaw | the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. |
| ~ axial skeleton | the part of the skeleton that includes the skull and spinal column and sternum and ribs. |
| ~ vomer | thin trapezoidal bone of the skull forming the posterior and inferior parts of the nasal septum. |
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