paries

[ pair-ee-eez ]

noun

, plural pa·ri·e·tes [p, uh, -, rahy, -i-teez].

1. Usually parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.

paries

/ ˈpɛərɪˌiːz /

noun

1. the wall of an organ or bodily cavity

Word History and Origins

Origin of paries¹

1720–30; < New Latin, special use of Latin pariēs a wall, partition

Word History and Origins

Origin of paries¹

C18: from Latin: wall

Example Sentences

The effects of habit upon structure were illustrated by Hunter’s observation that in a sea-gull which he had brought to feed on barley the muscular parietes of the gizzard became greatly thickened.

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In the latter case, the numerous bands of muscle attaching the pharynx to the parietes have obliterated the regular partition by means of septa.

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The external surface is rounded, except near the umbo, where the edge is carinated; growth almost equally upwards and downwards; the parietes and tectum are not separated by ridges.

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During the months of December and January last, she remained free from any inconvenience from the tumour, and the union of the parietes of the artery was therefore regarded as complete.

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Place the left forefinger on one flank and the thumb on the opposite, and pinch up the entire thickness of the abdominal parietes in a triangular fold.

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