Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 1 - Atlas A - Study Guide - Building Your Medical Vocabulary - Page 39: 7

Answer

Parieto- means “wall”. A term that uses this element is parietal.

Work Step by Step

Parieto- comes from Latin and means “wall”. An example is parietal from parieto- “wall” and means “relating to the wall of the body or body cavity”. Terms that use parietal include parietal pleura that lines the inside of the ribcage and the parietal bones that help form the walls of the skull.
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