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parietal
adjective(pa-ri-e-tal)
of or relating to the walls of a part or cavity
parietal
adjective(pa-ri-e-tal)
of, relating to, or located near or within the parietal bone or parietal lobe of the head
parietal
adjective(pa-ri-e-tal)
attached to the main wall rather than the axis or a cross wall of a plant ovary —used of an ovule or a placenta
parietal
noun(pa-ri-e-tal)
a parietal part (such as a bone, scale, or plate)
parietal
noun(pa-ri-e-tal)
the regulations governing the visiting privileges of members of the opposite sex in campus dormitories
parietal
noun(pa-ri-e-tal)
either of a pair of bones of the roof of the skull between the frontal bones and the occipital bones
parietal
noun(pa-ri-e-tal)
any of the large oval cells of the gastric mucous membrane that secrete hydrochloric acid
parietal
noun(pa-ri-e-tal)
the middle division of each cerebral hemisphere that contains an area concerned with bodily sensations

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