CALVARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calvaria mean? 

• CALVARIA (noun)
  The noun CALVARIA has 1 sense:

1. the dome of the skull

  Familiarity information: CALVARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALVARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dome of the skull

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

calvaria; skullcap

Hypernyms ("calvaria" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("calvaria" is a part of...):

braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)

 Context examples 

Fetal embryopathy associated with maternal angiotensis converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor use during pregnancy that may include fetal acute renal failure, growth restriction, oligohydramnios, calvaria abnormalities, preterm birth, and pulmonary hypoplasia with respiratory distress.

(Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Fetopathy, NCI Thesaurus)