Parietal

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəˈraɪ.É™.tÉ™l/

Origin

From Latin parietālis, from pariēs ("wall").

Full definition of parietal

Adjective

1. Of 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.
2. Of or relating to the parietal bones
3. Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
• 1856, B. H. HallAt Harvard College, the officers resident within the college walls constitute a permanent standing committee, called the Parietal Committee.
4. Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.

Derived terms

• parietal bone
• parietal lobe
• parietal pleura

Noun

1. (skeleton) Either 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.----