calvarium
noun
cal·var·i·um
kal-ˈver-ē-əm 
plural calvaria
kal-ˈver-ē-ə
: the portion of a skull including the braincase and excluding the lower jaw or lower jaw and facial portion
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The bullet had apparently ricocheted inside around his skull, or the calvarium (skullcap), and had not hurt him.
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calvarium
noun
cal·var·i·um
-ē-əm
plural calvaria
-ē-ə
: an incomplete skull
especially
: the portion of a skull including the braincase and excluding the lower jaw or lower jaw and facial portion
The lesion was large, with cavernous sinus invasion and contact with the optic chiasm; the sella was expanded; and the calvarium was diffusely thickened. —Andrea L. Utz et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
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