parietal

comparative more parietal · superlative most parietal

1. anatomyOf or relating 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.

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   The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]

   2018, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Applied Cranial-Cerebral Anatomy

2. anatomyOf or relating to the parietal bones.
3. Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.

   At Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee.

   1856, B. H. Hall, (Please provide the book title or journal name)

4. biologyAttached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

plural parietals

1. anatomyEither of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
2. Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
3. archaeologyA flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
4. informalDormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.