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frontoparietal

[ fruhn-toh-puh-rahy-i-tl ]

/ ˌfrʌn toʊ pəˈraɪ ɪ tl /

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adjective Anatomy.

of or relating to the frontal and parietal bones of the cranium.

of or relating to the frontal and parietal lobes of a cerebral hemisphere.

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Origin of frontoparietal

First recorded in 1870–75; fronto- + parietal

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for frontoparietal

The frontoparientals are sutured medially throughout their lengths; the frontoparietal fontanelle is absent.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
The ethmoid is broad, curved downward laterally, and solidly sutured to the frontoparietal.
A Review of the Frogs of the Hyla bistincta Group|William E. Duellman
The frontoparietal is elongate, smooth, and bears a small supraorbital process on the anterior edge of the orbit.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len
The frontoparietal fontanelle is narrow anteriorly and wide posteriorly.
The Systematics of the Frogs of the Hyla Rubra Group in Middle America|Juan R. Len

The frontoparietals are equally poorly ossified, and the frontoparietal fontanelle is extensive.
Middle American Frogs of the Hyla microcephala Group|William E. Duellman

Medicine definitions for frontoparietal

frontoparietal

[ frŭn′tō-pə-rī′ĭ-təl ]

adj.

Relating to or characteristic of both frontal and parietal bones.

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