paries
noun
Usually parietes. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
parietes
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pluralof paries.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A general treatise on the subject of lameness does not properly include such structures any more than it does the various affections of the dorsal, lumbar and sacral vertebrae or inflammation of the abdominal parietes.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
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.
From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Franklin Bache
The parietes of the left auricle and ventricle, particularly of the latter, were much thickened, and their cavities were filled with black coagulum.
From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by John Collins Warren
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.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by J. W. H. (John William Henry) Eyre
The parietes of the heart, especially of the left ventricle, were greatly thickened, and somewhat ossified near the origin of the aorta.
From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by John Collins Warren
