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The dome of the skull
Answer for the clue "The dome of the skull ", 8 letters:
calvaria
Word definitions for calvaria in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context anatomy English) The dome or roof of the skull
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The calvaria or skullcap (feminine Latin noun with plural calvariae ; however, many medical texts list the word as calvarium , neuter Latin noun with plural calvaria ) is the upper part of the neurocranium and covers the cranial cavity containing the brain. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the dome of the skull [syn: skullcap ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Calvaria \Cal*va"ri*a\ (k[a^]l*v[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. See Calvary .] (Anat.) The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.
Usage examples of calvaria.
We have a creature loose in the Museum, killing people, opening the calvaria, removing the brain, and eating the thalamoid region where the hormones are most concentrated.
It formed a fine dripping mist through which the occasional shaft of sunlight would break, be softened and pass through on its way towards the wet bark of a calvaria tree on which it would settle and glisten.
It formed a fine dripping mist through which the occasional shaft of sunlight would break, be softened and pass through on its way towards the wet bark of a calvaria tree on which it would settle and glisten.