calvaria
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1880–85; < Neo-Latin, neuter variant of Latin calvāria skull, equivalent to calv(us) bald + -āria -ary; compare late Middle English calvaria (< L), calvair (< MF)
1880–85; < Neo-Latin, neuter variant of Latin calvāria skull, equivalent to calv(us) bald + -āria -ary; compare late Middle English calvaria (< L), calvair (< MF)
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calvaria (kælˈvɛərɪə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| Nontechnical name: skullcap the top part of the skull of vertebrates | |
| [C14: from Late Latin: (human) skull, from Latin calvus bald] | |
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calvaria cal·var·i·a (kāl-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. Also called calvarium, skullcap.
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