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calvarium
cal·var·i·um [ kal vérree əm ] (plural cal·var·i·a [ kal vérree ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
top part of skull: the upper domed portion of the skull ( technical )

[Late 19th century. Alteration of Latin calvaria "skull" < calvus "bald"]
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