About The Word Parietal
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Parietal
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What's The Definition Of Parietal?
[adj] (anatomy) of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; "parietal lobe"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Parietal: Related Terms | Find terms related to Parietal: See Also | Parietal In Webster's Dictionary \Pa*ri"e*tal\, a. [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a
wall: cf. F. pari['e]tal. Cf. {Parietary}, {Pellitory}.]
1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings
or the care of them.
2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.
At Harvard College, the officers resident within the
college walls constitute a permanent standing
committee, called the Parietal Committee. --B. H.
Hall (1856).
3. (Anat.)
(a) Of pertaining to the parietes.
(b) 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.
4. (Bot.) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to
the axis; -- said of a placenta.
\Pa*ri"e*tal\, n. 1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones. 2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes. |
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