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calvaria

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cal·var·i·um  (kl-vâr-m)
n. pl. cal·var·i·ums or cal·var·i·a (--)
The upper domelike portion of the skull without the lower jaw or the lower jaw and the facial parts.
[Latin calvria, skull, from calva, from calvus, bald.]
calvaria [kælˈvɛərɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the top part of the skull of vertebrates Nontechnical name skullcap
[from Late Latin: (human) skull, from Latin calvus bald]
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Noun1.calvaria - the dome of the skull
skullcap
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
braincase, brainpan, cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain
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