HyperDic: parietal_bone

English > 1 sense of the expression parietal bone:
NOUNbodyparietal boneeither of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides / sides of the cranium
English > parietal bone: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningEither of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides / sides of the cranium.
Part ofcranium, braincase, brainpanThe part of the skull that encloses the brain
PartsentomionThe craniometric point at the tip of the angular part of the parietal bone that articulates with the temporal bone
sphenionThe anterior tip of the parietal bone
Broadermembrane boneAny bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation
Spanishhueso parietal, parietal
Catalanos parietal, parietal
Adjectivesparietalof or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium

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