exploded skull

English

Noun

exploded skull (plural exploded skulls)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of Beauchene skull.
   • 2021 October 10, Caroline Anders, “A TikTok bone salesman’s wall of spines reignites ethical debate over selling human remains”, in The Washington Post‎^[1]:

     Bones available for purchase range from loose femurs to articulated spines to fetal skulls and beyond. An individual rib goes for $18, while what’s known as an exploded skull — a preparation where the bones are spaced out, appearing to be suspended in midair — would cost you nearly $6,000.