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pari·etal bone

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parietal bonenoun

    either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium

Wiktionary

  1. parietal bonenoun

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

  2. Etymology: From parietalis, from paries + bone.

Wikipedia

  1. Parietal bone

    The parietal bones () are two bones in the skull which, when joined at a fibrous joint, form the sides and roof of the cranium. In humans, each bone is roughly quadrilateral in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, and four angles. It is named from the Latin paries (-ietis), wall.

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  1. parietal bone

    The parietal bone is one of the two bones that make up the sides and roof of the hard part of the skull, also known as the cranium. It is located between the frontal and occipital bones and is involved in the formation of the sagittal and coronal sutures. Its main function is to protect the brain and support the structures of the head.

Wikidata

  1. Parietal bone

    The parietal bones are bones in the human skull which, when joined together, form the sides and roof of the cranium. Each bone is roughly quadrilateral in form, and has two surfaces, four borders, and four angles. It is named from the Latin pariet-, wall.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of parietal bone in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of parietal bone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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