Phrase guide

parietal bone

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: membrane bone

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: os parietal — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Catalan: parietal — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Czech: temenní kost — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Estonian: kiiruluu — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Finnish: päälaenluu — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • German: Scheitelbein — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Hungarian: falcsont — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Portuguese: parietal — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Romanian: os parietal — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull
  • Vietnamese: xương đỉnh — either of two bones at the sides and top of the skull