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cal⋅var⋅i⋅um

  [kal-vair-ee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -var⋅i⋅a  [-vair-ee-uh] .
the dome of the skull.
Origin:
1880–85; < NL, neut. var. of L calvāria skull, equiv. to calv(us) bald + -āria -ary; cf. late ME calvaria (< L), calvair (< MF)
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cal·var·i·um   (kāl-vâr'ē-əm)   
n.   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.

[Latin calvāria, skull, from calva, from calvus, bald.]
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Main Entry: cal·var·i·um
Pronunciation: -E-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cal·var·ia /-E-&/
: an incomplete skull; especially : the portion of a skull including the braincase and excluding the lower jaw or lower jaw and facial portion —cal·var·i·al /-E-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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