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clivus.

Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈklaɪvəs/
  1. Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that slopes obliquely backward.

  2. A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.

    historical
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Derived from Latin clīvus (“slope, hill”).

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