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Noun: parietal bone
  1. Either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
    "The parietal bones meet at the sagittal suture";
    - parietal

Derived forms: parietal bones

Type of: membrane bone

Part of: braincase, brainpan, cranium

Encyclopedia: Parietal bone