calvarium

English

The calvarium of a human skull seen from above.

Etymology

From Latin calvāria (“skull”), from calva, from calvus (“bald”).

Noun

calvarium (plural calvariums or calvaria)

1. (anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).
   • 2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 583:

     He turns up the skull between his hands. His fingers explore the calvarium. They emerge through the battered eye sockets.

Derived terms

• intracalvarium