clivus

noun
/ˈklaɪvəs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from clīvus

Definitions

  1. Part of the cranium at the skull base, a shallow depression behind the dorsum sellae that…

    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.

The neighborhood

Derived

clival

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