- parietal bone
- noun Date: 15th century either of a pair of bones of the roof of the skull between the frontal bones and the occipital bones
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Parietal bone — Bone: Parietal bone Figure 1 : Left parietal bone. Outer surface … Wikipedia
Parietal bone — The main side bone of the skull. Although the parietal bone is curved, it is considered a flat bone, as opposed to a tubular bone. It is shaped like an irregular quadrangle. It articulates (joins) with the other parietal bone in the midline, with … Medical dictionary
parietal 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.… … Universalium
parietal bone — noun a bone forming the central side and upper back part of each side of the skull … English new terms dictionary
parietal bone — pari′etal bone n. anat. either of a pair of bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull • Etymology: 1695–1705 … From formal English to slang
parietal bone — noun either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium • Hypernyms: ↑membrane bone • Part Holonyms: ↑cranium, ↑braincase, ↑brainpan • Part Meronyms: ↑entomion, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parietal bone — noun Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull … Wiktionary
parietal bone — either of a pair of bones forming the top and sides of the cranium. See: skull … The new mediacal dictionary
parietal bone — Iwi ōpe ape a … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Parietal — may refer to:*Parietal lobe of the brain *Parietal bone of the skull *Parietal scales of a snake lie in the general region of the parietal bone. *Parietal cell in the stomach *Parietal pleura *Parietal pericardium*Parietal eye, third eye of some… … Wikipedia
