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adjective
1.
Anatomy. of, pertaining to, or situated near the side and top of the skull or the parietal bone.
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Biology. of or pertaining to parietes or structural walls.
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Botany. pertaining to or arising from a wall: usually applied to ovules when they proceed from or are borne on the walls or sides of the ovary.
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pertaining to or having authority over residence, and especially visitation regulations between the sexes, within the walls or buildings of a college or university: a listing of the parietal regulations for the law students' dormitory.
noun
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Anatomy. any of several parts in the parietal region of the skull, especially the parietal bone.
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parietals. Also called parietal rules. campus regulations governing visits between members of opposite sexes to each other's dormitories or rooms.
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Parietals
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Origin:
1590–1600; < Late Latin parietālis of, belonging to walls, equivalent to Latin pariet- (stem of pariēs) wall + -ālis -al1
1590–1600; < Late Latin parietālis of, belonging to walls, equivalent to Latin pariet- (stem of pariēs) wall + -ālis -al1
Related forms
in·ter·pa·ri·e·tal, adjective
sub·pa·ri·e·tal, adjective
trans·pa·ri·e·tal, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
parietal
early 15c., "pertaining to the walls of a cavity in the body," from L.L. parietalis "of walls," from L. paries (gen. parietis) "wall," of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary
parietal pa·ri·e·tal (pə-rī'ĭ-tl)
adj.
Relating to or forming the wall of any cavity.
Of or relating to either of the parietal bones.
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