clivus

Noun

Meaning

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

(historical) A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Related terms

decline client climax clinic incline recline

Close letter words and terms

clivity clivoaxial clivorine CLK CLL cllr