Definition of Calvaria

1. Noun. The dome of the skull.

Exact synonyms: Skullcap
Generic synonyms: Bone, Os
Group relationships: Braincase, Brainpan, Cranium

Definition of Calvaria

1. n. The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.

Definition of Calvaria

1. Noun. (anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Calvaria

1. the dome of the skull [n -S]

Medical Definition of Calvaria

1. The skull cap, roof of the skull (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Calvaria

calumniation
calumniations
calumniator
calumniators
calumniatory
calumnies
calumnious
calumniously
calumniousness
calumny
calusterone
calutron
calutrons
calva
calvadoses
calvaria (current term)
calvarial
calvarial hook
calvarian
calvarias
calvaries
calvarium
calvariums
calvary
calve
calved
calver
calvered
calveren
calvering

Literary usage of Calvaria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of pathology: Including Bacteriology, the Technic of Postmortems, and by William Michael Late Coplin (1900)
"The adjustment and retention of the calvaria in place may be further aided by making the posterior saw-cut also V-shaped. The angular junction of the two ..."

2. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1884)
"ON A FOSSIL calvaria. BY CHARLES W. DE Vis, BA PLATE 17. A model of the upper surface ... The confluence of the constituent bones of the calvaria renders it ..."

3. What to observe at the bed-side and after death in medical cases by London Medical Society of Observation (1859)
"Removal of calvaria : — adhesions to dura mater; their situation, and where most numerous ... force required to detach calvaria; can it be detached at all, ..."

4. Quarterly Compendium of Medical Science by D. G. Brinton (1884)
"Jour., March 8, 1884,) Dr. ALEXANDER exhibited the calvaria of live cases of tertiary syphilis, who had suffered for from three to five years from ..."

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