paries (redirected from paries labyrinthicus, paries mastoideus, etc)

pa·ri·es  (pâr-z)

n. pl. pa·ri·e·tes (p-r-tz)

A wall of a body part, organ, or cavity. Often used in the plural.

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[Latin paris, wall.]

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paries - (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls" wall abdominal wall - a wall of the abdomen anatomy, general anatomy - the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals stratum - one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock)