English Dictionary

clivus

/ˈklaɪvəs/

noun

(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.

The clivus is a bony ridge located at the base of the skull.

意味（1）

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

意味（2）

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