calvaria

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin calvāria (skull). Doublet of calavera and calvary.

Noun

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calvaria (plural calvariae or calvarias)

  1. (anatomy) The dome or roof of the skull, the skullcap.
    • 2008 December 10, Charles K. F. Chan et al., “Endochondral ossification is required for haematopoietic stem-cell niche formation”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI:
      CD105 Thy1- progenitor populations derived from regions of the fetal mandible or calvaria that do not undergo endochondral ossification formed only bone without marrow in our assay.

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Latin

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Etymology

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From calvus (bald) +‎ -āria (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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calvāria f (genitive calvāriae); first declension

  1. a skull
    Synonyms: calva, testa, crānium
  2. (capitalized) Calvary

Declension

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative calvāria calvāriae
Genitive calvāriae calvāriārum
Dative calvāriae calvāriīs
Accusative calvāriam calvāriās
Ablative calvāriā calvāriīs
Vocative calvāria calvāriae

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