paries

(pa‘re-éz), pl. par i’etes [L.]. The wall of an organ or cavity. Ῥ. anterior, an anterior wall, as of the stomach or vagina. p. carot’- ica tym’pan i, the anterior wall of the tympanum. p. infe’rior, the inferior wall of the orbit. p. jugula’ris, the floor of the cavity of the tympanum. p. labyrin’thica, the inner wall of the cavity of the tympanum. p. later a’lis, the lateral wall of the orbit. p. mastoi’dea, the posterior wall of the cavity of the tympanum. Ῥ. media‘lis, the medial wall of the orbit. p. membrana’cea, the outer wall of the cavity of the tympanum. p. pos'terior, the posterior wall, as of the stomach or vagina. p. supe’rior, the superior wall of the orbit. p. tegmenta’lis, the tegmental wall of the cavity of the tympanum.