Definition of parietal Parietal

/pɚajˈʌtʌl/ - [perayutul] - pa•ri•e•tal

We found 14 definitions of parietal from 5 different sources.

What does parietal mean?

Adjective
parietal - of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium; "parietal lobe"
		general anatomy, anatomy a detailed analysis; "he studied the anatomy of crimes"

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parietal (Noun)
Either of the two parietal bone s, on the top and side of the skull.
parietal (Adjective)
Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
parietal (Adjective)
Of or relating to the parietal bone s.
parietal (Adjective)
Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.

parietal (a.)
Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings or the care of them.
parietal (a.)
Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.
parietal (a.)
Of pertaining to the parietes.
parietal (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.
parietal (a.)
Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; -- said of a placenta.
parietal (n.)
One of the parietal bones.
parietal (n.)
One of the special scales, or plates, covering the back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.

parietal
pa-rī′et-al, 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. [L. parietalis—paries, parietis, a wall.]