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n.
the vault of the skull.
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cal·va·ria (kal-varґe-ə) [L.] [TA] the domelike superior portion of the cranium, derived from the membranous neurocranium and consisting of the frontal and parietal bones and the squamous parts of the occipital and temporal bones. calvarial adj
Calvaria.
Medical dictionary. 2011.