parietal bone

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parietal bone

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From Latin parietalis (“pertaining to walls”), from paries (“wall”) + bone.

noun parietal bones

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

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noun either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull

Português	parietal
Deutsch	Scheitelbein
Română	os parietal
Tiếng Việt	xương đỉnh

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@misc{parietal_bone_2026,
  title = {parietal bone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/parietal%20bone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}