PARIETAL ANGLE
\pˈaɹa͡ɪ͡ətə͡l ˈaŋɡə͡l], \pˈaɹaɪətəl ˈaŋɡəl], \p_ˈa_ɹ_aɪə_t_əl ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl]\
Definitions of PARIETAL ANGLE
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Quatrefages's a., one formed by the meeting of the prolongation of two lines tangential to the most prominent part of the zygomatic arch and to the parietofrontal suture on each side; when the lines remain parallel the angle is zero, when they diverge it is negative.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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of Quatrefages, an a. formed by the intersection of two lines, drawn one on either side of the head tangent to the most prominent points of the zygomatic arch and the frontoparietal suture.
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Of Broca, an auricular a. formed by two lines running from Broca's auricular point to the bregma and the lambda [B. N. A., angulus parietalis].
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
