parietal

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pəˈraɪ.ə.təl/ UK /pəˈraɪ.ə.təl/ See IPA manual

Freq #33136

Meanings

1

adj
relating to either of the two bones forming the upper sides and roof of the skull

The impact fractured the left parietal bone.
2

adj
anatomy: relating to the wall of a body cavity or organ rather than its contents

Parietal cells in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid.
3

noun
either parietal bone of the skull

The right parietal was intact despite the injury.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating to either of the... cranial

2 adj · anatomy: relating to the... mural

3 noun · either parietal bone of the... parietal bone

Opposites

visceral

Word family

Derived forms interparietalfrontoparietalintraparietal

Related forms parietal lobeskull wall

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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parietal pleura
the membrane lining the inner chest wall and covering the diaphragm

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin parietalis, 'of a wall,' from paries, 'wall.' Anatomy applied the word both to structures forming the wall of a cavity and to the paired skull bones that form much of the cranium's upper side.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# parietal

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /pəˈraɪ.ə.təl/
**IPA (UK):** /pəˈraɪ.ə.təl/
**Frequency rank:** 33136

## Meanings
1. relating to either of the two bones forming the upper sides and roof of the skull
2. anatomy: relating to the wall of a body cavity or organ rather than its contents
3. either parietal bone of the skull

## Examples
- The impact fractured the left parietal bone.
- Parietal cells in the stomach secrete hydrochloric acid.
- The right parietal was intact despite the injury.

## Synonyms
- cranial
- mural
- parietal bone

## Antonyms
- visceral

## Derived Forms
- interparietal
- frontoparietal
- intraparietal

## Related Forms
- parietal lobe
- skull
- wall

## Etymology
From Latin parietalis, 'of a wall,' from paries, 'wall.' Anatomy applied the word both to structures forming the wall of a cavity and to the paired skull bones that form much of the cranium's upper side.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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