parietes
- plural of paries.
Example Sentences
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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.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
The head of the fetus could be felt through the abdomen; an incision was made through the parietes; a fully developed female child was delivered, but, unfortunately, the mother died of septic infection.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
The horn entered at the anterior superior spinous process of the ilium, involving the parietes and the uterus.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Its parietes were, in every part, very much thickened and hardened.
From Cases of Organic Diseases of the Heart by Warren, John Collins
