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Parietal

/pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/

Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.

📖 Definitions of "Parietal"

noun
  1. 1

    Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.

  2. 2

    Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.

  3. 3

    A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.

  4. 4

    Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.

    "Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach."

  2. 2

    Of or relating to the parietal bones

  3. 3

    Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.

  4. 4

    Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

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