Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The upper domelike portion of the skull without the lower jaw or the lower jaw and the facial parts.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That part of the cranium which is above the orbits, temples, and occipital protuberance; the skull-cap.
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- noun anatomy The upper, domelike portion of the
skull (without the lower jaw)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The osseous envelope of the brain, called calvarium, Z B, holds serial order with the cervical spinous processes, E I, and these with the dorsal spinous processes.
Surgical Anatomy Joseph Maclise
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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
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Various
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In the human "calvarium" in question, the mid-line traced backward from the super-orbital ridge runs along a smooth track.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 365, December 30, 1882 Various
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His brain had swollen and it was possible he would need surgery to drill holes in his skull that would keep the brain from crushing itself against the calvarium.
In the Still of the Night Ann Rule 2010
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His brain had swollen and it was possible he would need surgery to drill holes in his skull that would keep the brain from crushing itself against the calvarium.
In the Still of the Night Ann Rule 2010
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His brain had swollen and it was possible he would need surgery to drill holes in his skull that would keep the brain from crushing itself against the calvarium.
In the Still of the Night Ann Rule 2010
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Based on the short femur length and demineralized calvarium?
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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Had I known back then, long before I knew you and your illness, that a demineralized calvarium was a hallmark of OI?
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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“Do you know of any physician who would have diagnosed OI based on the eighteen-week ultrasound of a demineralized calvarium, a shortened femur, and no obvious skeletal fractures?”
Handle with Care JODI PICOULT 2009
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There ` s no mention that the calvarium (ph), the cup that the brain is, is intact, but there ` s blunt force trauma on the top of the head and there ` s abrasions on the body.
nuxiy commented on the word calvarium
The brain case.
March 21, 2009