Clivus
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈklaɪvəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clivus is a noun meaning (anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
Meaning
(anatomy) Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.
More Meanings
- (historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.
Word Forms
- clivi
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meningioma, chordoma, clition, sill, basiocciput, cephalostyle.
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