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parietal


2parietal

noun

Definition of PARIETAL

1
: a parietal part (as a bone, scale, or plate)
2
plural : the regulations governing the visiting privileges of members of the opposite sex in campus dormitories

First Known Use of PARIETAL

15th century

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with PARIETAL

varietal

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