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calvarium

(kal ver′ē əm)

noun pl. calvaria

the upper, domed part of the skull

Origin: ModL < L calvaria, skull < calva, skull

Related Forms:

calvarial adjective or calvarian

See calvarium in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. cal·var·i·ums or cal·var·i·a (-ē-ə)

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

Origin:

Origin: Latin calvāria, skull

Origin: , from calva

Origin: , from calvus, bald

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