calvarium
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cal·var·i·um
(kal-vār'ē-ŭm),Incorrectly used for calvaria.
calvarium
(kăl-vâr′ē-əm)n. pl. calvar·iums or calvar·ia (-ē-ə)
The upper domelike portion of the skull without the lower jaw or the lower jaw and the facial parts.
cal·var·i·um
(kal-var'ē-ŭm)USAGE NOTE Incorrectly used term for calvaria.
calvarium
The vault of the skull. The skull less the jaw and facial bones.calvaria, calvarium
the domelike superior portion of the cranium, comprising the superior portions of the frontal, parietal and occipital bones.