parietal bones
1parietal bones — /pəˈraɪətl boʊnz/ (say puh ruyuhtl bohnz) plural noun a pair of bones of the cranium, right and left, developed in membrane, forming most of the top and sides of the skull vault, between the occipital and the frontal bones …
2Parietal — Pa*ri e*tal, a. [L. parietalis, fr. paries, ietis, a wall: cf. F. pari[ e]tal. Cf. {Parietary}, {Pellitory}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them. [1913 Webster] 2. Resident within the… …
3Parietal — Pa*ri e*tal, n. 1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes. [1913 Webster] …
4Parietal bone — Bone: Parietal bone Figure 1 : Left parietal bone. Outer surface …
5parietal bone — Anat. either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull. See diag. under skull. [1695 1705] * * * ▪ anatomy cranial bone forming part of the side and top of the head.… …
6parietal — 1. adjective a) Of or pertaining 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 b) Of or pertaining to the parietal bones 2 …
7Parietal — Adjective from the Latin parietalis meaning belonging to the wall that the ancient anatomists used to designate the wall, as of a body cavity. For examples, there are the: {{}}Parietal bone the main side bone of the skull. Parietal lobe the main… …
8parietal — pa•ri•e•tal [[t]pəˈraɪ ɪ tl[/t]] adj. 1) anat. zool. pertaining to the wall of an organ or cavity 2) anat. pertaining to or situated near the parietal bones of the skull 3) bot proceeding or arising from a wall, as ovules from an ovary in certain …
9parietal bosses — sharp prominences on each side of the parietal bones …
10parietal diameter — the distance between tuberosities of parietal bones; called also posterotransverse d …
