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parietal bone
noun[ C ]
anatomy specializeduk /pəˌraɪ.ə.təl ˈbəʊn/ us /pəˈraɪ.ə.t̬əl ˌboʊn/
either of the two large bones that form the top and sides of the skull(= the bones of the head that surround the brain):
The injury shattered the skull, and destroyed a portion of the frontal and parietal bones.
Markers are positioned over the frontal and both parietal bones of the patient's skull.
On his admission, there was a wound on the right parietal bone.
The coronal suture fuses the frontal bone with the two parietal bones.
The parietal bones and occipital bone can overlap each other in the birth canal, and form the unusual looking "cone head" appearance in a newborn.
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Bone structures
acetabular
acetabulum
acromial
acromioclavicular
acromion
foramen magnum
frontal bone
glenoid
gnathic
gynecoid
osteology
osteophyte
osteotomy
parietal
pectoral girdle
TMJ
trapezoidal
triquetrum
true rib
tubercle
Synonym
parietal
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