1880-85; < Neo-Latin, neuter variant of Latincalvāria skull, equivalent to calv(us) bald + -āria-ary; compare late Middle Englishcalvaria (< L), calvair (< MF)
British Dictionary definitions for calvaria
calvaria
/kælˈvɛərɪə/
noun
1.
the top part of the skull of vertebrates Nontechnical name skullcap
Word Origin
C14: from Late Latin: (human) skull, from Latin calvus bald
calvaria in Medicine
calvaria cal·var·i·a (kāl-vâr'ē-ə) n.pl.cal·var·i·ae (-ē-ē') Roof of the skull; the upper domelike portion of the skull without the lower jaw or the lower jaw and facial parts. Also called calvarium, skullcap.