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parietal bones

parietal bones is the plural of parietal bone.

Meaning of parietal bone

Noun

parietal bone (plural parietal bones)

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

Questions about parietal bones

What is parietal bones the plural of?
Parietal bones is the plural of parietal bone.

Words near parietal bones in the dictionary

  1. paries
  2. pariesis
  3. parietal
  4. parietal art
  5. parietal bone
  6. parietal bones
  7. parietal cell
  8. parietal cells
  9. parietal foramen
  10. parietal foramina
  11. parietal lobe

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