Parietal

[pә'raiitәl]

Definition

(adj.) of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; 'parietal lobe' .

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Definition

(a.) Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them.

(a.) Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.

(a.) Of pertaining to the parietes.

(a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal bones, which form the upper and middle part of the cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.

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

(n.) One of the parietal bones.

(n.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.

Editor: Rena

Definition

adj. pertaining to a wall or walls: (anat.) forming the sides: (bot.) growing from the inner lining of an organ and not from the axis as seeds in the ovary.—n. one of the bones of the skull.

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