intracranial
adjective
in·tra·cra·ni·al
ˈin-trə-ˈkrā-nē-əl 
ˈin-(ˌ)trä-
: existing or occurring within the cranium
also
: affecting or involving intracranial structures
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Clif’s campaign notebooks, the most important of them intracranial, taxonomized every delegate, every alternate, as saint, sinner or savable.
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024
Patients who had a dose reduction within the first 16 weeks of starting saw no difference in median progression-free survival or intracranial response rates.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
The cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage, the coroner told Fox News Digital Wednesday.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 10 May 2024
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, used an array of intracranial electrodes similar to this one to record participants’ brain activity for a new study.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2019
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Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 9 July 2024
Patients who had a dose reduction within the first 16 weeks of starting saw no difference in median progression-free survival or intracranial response rates.
—Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 7 June 2024
The cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage, the coroner told Fox News Digital Wednesday.
—Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 10 May 2024
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, used an array of intracranial electrodes similar to this one to record participants’ brain activity for a new study.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Apr. 2019
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“Intracranial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intracranial. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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intracranial
adjective
in·tra·cra·ni·al
-ˈkrā-nē-əl
: situated or occurring within the cranium
intracranial pressure
also
: affecting or involving intracranial structures
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