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The upper domelike portion of the skull without the lower jaw or the lower jaw and the facial parts.

The skull.

(anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.

The portion of the skull enclosing the brain; the braincase.

The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.

(skeleton) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.

The dome of the skull

The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).

(informal) skull.

The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull.

The part of the skull that encloses the brain