CALVARIA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The dome of the skull

Synonyms:

calvaria; skullcap

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

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