calvarium
noun
cal·var·i·um kal-ˈver-ē-əm 
plural calvaria kal-ˈver-ē-ə
: the portion of a skull including the braincase and excluding the lower jaw or lower jaw and facial portion
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The bullet had apparently ricocheted inside around his skull, or the calvarium (skullcap), and had not hurt him. 
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2017
Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2017 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin calvaria skull, from calvus bald; probably akin to Sanskrit kulva bald
First Known Use
1729, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
calvarium
noun
cal·var·i·um -ē-əm
plural calvaria -ē-ə
: an incomplete skull
especially : the portion of a skull including the braincase and excluding the lower jaw or lower jaw and facial portion
The lesion was large, with cavernous sinus invasion and contact with the optic chiasm; the sella was expanded; and the calvarium was diffusely thickened. Andrea L. Utz et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
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