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PARIETES
Pa
*
ri
"e *
tes,
n.
pl.
Etym:
[L.
paries
a
wall.
]
1. (
Anat.
)
Defn:
The
walls
of
a
cavity
or
an
organ;
as,
the
abdominal
parietes;
the
parietes
of
the
cranium.
2. (
Bot.
)
Defn:
The
sides
of
an
ovary
or
of
a
capsule.