(physiology) From the parietal cells. / (anatomy) With regard to other parietal structures.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity. / (anatomy) Of or relating to the parietal bones / Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.

(anatomy) Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull. / Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.

plural of paries

plural of parietal

(anatomy) Either of two bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.

(anatomy) One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain.

plural of parietal lobe

(anatomy) The portion of the pleura that lines the inner surface of the chest wall and covers the diaphragm.

(organic chemistry) An acid found in the lichen Parmelia parietina.