calvaria

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

calvaria
    n 1: the dome of the skull [syn: {calvaria}, {skullcap}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Calvaria \Cal*va"ri*a\ (k[a^]l*v[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. See
   {Calvary}.] (Anat.)
   The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the
   domelike upper portion.
   [1913 Webster]