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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)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone

Derived terms

  • squamosal bone
  • squamosal suture

Related terms

Noun

squamosal (plural squamosals)

  1. The platelike part of the temporal bone