parietal bone

/pəˌraɪədl boʊn/

Other forms: parietal bones

Definitions of parietal bone

1. noun

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

   membrane bone

   any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull