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
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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.