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parietal

/pəˈɹaɪ.ə.təl/ adjective C2
  1. Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity. · Hydrochloric acid is secreted by the parietal cells of the gastric glands, located on the wall of the fundus of the stomach.
  2. Of or relating to the parietal bones.
  3. Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
  4. Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.
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Would you have any objection to my running my finger along your parietal fissure?
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 7 · C1

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