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INTRACRANIAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Within the skull
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cranial (of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain)
Context examples:
A unit of pressure defined by a column of water with a height of one centimeter, frequently used to measure central venous pressure, intracranial pressure, and for pressures during mechanical ventilation.
(Centimeters of Water, NCI Thesaurus)
Eletriptan hydrobromide binds to and acts at serotonin 5-HT1B receptors located on intracranial blood vessels which leads to vasoconstriction.
(Eletriptan Hydrobromide, NCI Thesaurus)
A sulfonamide triptan with extracerebral, intracranial vasoconstrictor activity.
(Almotriptan, NCI Thesaurus)
An intracranial or spinal cyst which contains fluid and is composed of arachnoid cells.
(Arachnoid Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
A vein that it is part of the deep intracranial venous system.
(Anterior Caudate Vein, NCI Thesaurus)
Intracranial or spinal cavities containing a cerebrospinal-like fluid, the wall of which is composed of arachnoidal cells.
(Arachnoid Cyst, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
These loci are also associated with other areas that correlate with increased cognitive performance and intracranial volume, decreased levels of emotional instability (neuroticism) and decreased risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
(Researchers identify genetic links to educational attainment, NIH)
Situated or occurring within the cranium; affecting or involving intracranial structures.
(Intracranial, NCI Thesaurus)
Swelling around the optic disc, usually due to increased intracranial pressure or pressure on the optic nerve by a tumor.
(Papilledema, NCI Thesaurus)
Hydrocephalus that results from head trauma, brain tumors, intracranial hemorrhage, or meningitis.
(Acquired Hydrocephalus, NCI Thesaurus)
