calvarium
[ kal-vair-ee-uh m ]
/ kælˈvɛər i əm /
noun, plural cal·var·i·a [kal-vair-ee-uh] /kælˈvɛər i ə/.
the dome of the skull.
Origin of calvarium
1880–85; < New Latin, neuter variant of Latin
calvāria skull, equivalent to
calv(us) bald +
-āria
-ary; compare late Middle English
calvaria (< L),
calvair (< MF)
Words nearby calvarium
calumnious,
calumny,
calutron,
calvados,
calvaria,
calvarium,
calvary,
calvary cross,
calve,
calvert,
calves
Example sentences from the Web for calvaria
Outline drawings of the two skulls are compared with the corresponding contour of the Neanderthal calvaria by Klaatsch.
Prehistoric Man |W. L. H. Duckworth
British Dictionary definitions for calvaria
calvaria
/ (kælˈvɛərɪə) /
noun
the top part of the skull of vertebrates
Nontechnical name: skullcap
Word Origin for calvaria
C14: from Late Latin: (human) skull, from Latin
calvus bald
Medical definitions for calvaria
calvaria
[ kăl-vâr′ē-ə ]
n. pl. cal•var•i•ae (-ē-ē′)
Roof of the skull; the upper domelike portion of the skull without the lower jaw or the lower jaw and facial parts.
calvarium skullcap