clivus

[解]斜坡（由颅骨的枕大孔向上至背鞍）

发音

/ˈklaɪvəs/

词形变化

clivi 复数 clivi

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    医学
  2. 2.

    A road ascending a slope in Ancient Rome.

    历史

词源

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

来源：wiktionary