parietal

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[edit] English

[edit] Adjective

parietal (comparative more parietal, superlative most parietal)

  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.

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Noun

parietal (plural parietals)

  1. (anatomy) Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.

[edit] Galician

[edit] Adjective

parietal m. and f. (plural parietais)

  1. parietal, pertaining to the parietal region of the head

[edit] Noun

parietal m. (plural parietais)

  1. (anatomy) the parietal bone
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