calvarium

American  

[kal-vair-ee-uhm] / kælˈvɛər i əm /

noun

plural

calvaria

1. the dome of the skull.

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Etymology

Origin of calvarium

First recorded in 1880–85; from New Latin, neuter variant of Latin calvāria “skull,” equivalent to calv(us) “bald” + -āria neuter plural of suffix -arius; compare late Middle English calvaria (from Latin ), calvair (from Middle French); see origin at -ary

Example Sentences

"We observed that we could partly prevent calvarial fusion by injecting IGF-1 over the calvarium," said study first author Dr. Seoyeon Bok, a postdoctoral researcher in the Greenblatt laboratory.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

Because this type of cell is present in the top of the skull, or "calvarium," in mice, they suspected that it has a role in causing craniosynostosis.

From Science Daily • Sep. 20, 2023

The outer table is the most elastic layer of the calvarium, and it varies greatly in thickness in different skulls and in different parts of the same skull.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

What is posed as the "Neanderthal skull" is the roof of the brain-case, or "calvarium" of the anatomist, including the pent-house overhanging the eye-holes or "orbits."

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 by Various

The head is divided into calvarium and face.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 05 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir