calvaria

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/kælˈvɛəɹi.ə/
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/kælˈvɛəɹi.ə/ · /kælˈvɛɹi.ə/

Definition of calvaria

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
    “CD105 Thy1- progenitor populations derived from regions of the fetal mandible or calvaria that do not undergo endochondral ossification formed only bone without marrow in our assay.”
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noun

  1. The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
    “CD105 Thy1- progenitor populations derived from regions of the fetal mandible or calvaria that do not undergo endochondral ossification formed only bone without marrow in our assay.”
  2. (form-of, plural)plural of calvarium

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Etymology

From Latin calvāria (“skull”). Doublet of calvarium, calavera, and calvary.

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