parietal

Relating to or forming the wall of a body part, organ, or cavity.

Of or relating to either of the parietal bones.

Borne on the inside of the ovary wall. Used of the ovules or placentas in flowering plants.

Dwelling within or having authority within the walls or buildings of a college.

A parietal part, such as a wall or bone.

The rules governing the visiting privileges of members of the opposite sex in college or university dormitories.

Pertaining to a wall.

Pertaining to buildings or the care of them; resident within the walls or buildings of a university or college, or having charge over the buildings and the conduct of the students, etc., of a university or college.

In anatomy and zoology, specifically, pertaining to the walls of a cavity of the body, in distinction from its contents: opposed to visceral: as, parietal and visceral reflections of the peritoneum.

In botany, pertaining to or arising from a wall: usually applied to ovules when they proceed from or are borne on the walls or sides of the ovary.