calvaria

noun

cal·​var·​ia kal-ˈver-ē-ə 

plural calvariae kal-ˈver-ē-ˌē 

-ˌī

or calvarias

: calvarium

Removal of the calvaria revealed diffuse swelling of the brain, with flattening of gyri.

—Martin A. Samuels and Kathy L. Newell

Examples of calvaria in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In support of this idea, their study from 1988 found that the area of skin covered by men’s beard hair correlates with the area of skin with sweat glands on the forehead and calvaria (the top of the head). —Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2014

There won't be signs of this remodeling for peri- or post-mortem injuries, which is the case for the Cioclovina calvaria. —Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 July 2019

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

calvaria

noun

cal·​var·​ia kal-ˈvar-ē-ə 

plural calvariae -ē-ˌē, -ē-ˌī 

: calvarium

Removal of the calvaria revealed diffuse swelling of the brain, with flattening of gyri.

—Martin A. Samuels and Kathy L. Newell, The New England Journal of Medicine