INTERPARIETAL SUTURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does interparietal suture mean? 

• INTERPARIETAL SUTURE (noun)
  The noun INTERPARIETAL SUTURE has 1 sense:

1. the suture uniting the two parietal bones

  Familiarity information: INTERPARIETAL SUTURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTERPARIETAL SUTURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The suture uniting the two parietal bones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

interparietal suture; sagittal suture; sutura sagittalis

Hypernyms ("interparietal suture" is a kind of...):

fibrous joint; sutura; suture (an immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull))

Holonyms ("interparietal suture" is a part of...):

braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)