Parietalia

Parietalia is a Latin plural noun used in scientific nomenclature to denote things related to the parietal region or parietal structures, depending on context. The term derives from Latin parietalis 'belonging to a wall' from paries 'wall'. In modern English texts, parietalia itself is uncommon outside Latin phrases; most usage is found in anatomy as part of phrases like ossa parietalia for the skull's parietal bones, or in neurology referring to the parietal region or parietal lobes, often described with English terms rather than the Latin plural.

In anatomy, parietalia usually designates the paired parietal bones of the skull when used in Latinized descriptions; it can also refer more generally to the parietal region of the head.

In botany and histology, parietalia can appear in compound terms describing parietal or wall-related structures, such as placentation or tissue associations that are aligned with the walls of a structure. In zoology and paleontology, the term may be used in species descriptions to refer to parietal plates or wall-like elements of a exoskeleton or carapace.

Because parietalia is not a standalone modern concept with a single definition, its precise meaning is determined by surrounding terms. In general, it denotes elements associated with the parietal wall or wall-like structures of an organism.

Related terms: parietal, ossa parietalia, parietal bone, parietal lobe, parietal placentation.