parietal bone


noun Anatomy.

either of a pair of membrane bones forming, by their union at the sagittal suture, part of the sides and top of the skull.

Origin of parietal bone

First recorded in 1695–1705

British Dictionary definitions for parietal bone

parietal bone

noun

either of the two bones forming part of the roof and sides of the skull

Medical definitions for parietal bone

parietal bone

n.

Either of two irregularly quadrilateral bones between the frontal and occipital bones that together form the sides and top of the skull.