PARIETAL ANGLE
\pˈaɹa͡ɪ͡ətə͡l ˈaŋɡə͡l], \pˈaɹaɪətəl ˈaŋɡəl], \p_ˈa_ɹ_aɪə_t_əl ˈa_ŋ_ɡ_əl]\
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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
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.