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Squamosal
Squa-mo′sal
(skwȧ-mō′sal)
, Adj.
(Anat.)
(a)
Scalelike; squamous;
as, the
. squamosal
bone(b)
Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone.
– Noun.
The squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone corresponding to it, in many of the lower vertebrates. See
Temporal bone
, under Temporal
.Definition 2024
squamosal
squamosal
English
Adjective
squamosal (comparative more squamosal, superlative most squamosal)
- (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone
Derived terms
- squamosal bone
- squamosal suture
Related terms
Noun
squamosal (plural squamosals)
- The platelike part of the temporal bone