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endocranial cast
noun[ C ]
anatomy, science specializeduk /en.dəʊˌkreɪ.ni.əl ˈkɑːst/ us /ˌen.dəˈkreɪ.ni.əl ˌkæst/
a model made to show the shape of a brain by pouring a substance into the inside of an empty skull(= the bones of the head):
Information is limited to endocranial casts of fossil skulls that show only the size and shape of the brain.
Careful preparation of the skull has made it possible to describe not only the superficial features of the skull, but also to prepare an endocranial cast.
The endocranial cast is markedly flexed along its long axis.
Based on digital endocranial cast models, the animal's brain does not increase proportionally with body size.
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The head
Synonym
endocast
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