squamose

Variant of squamous

squamous definition

squa·mous (skwā′məs)

adjective

  1. like, formed of, or covered with scales
  2. Anat. designating or of a thin, scalelike cell, structure, etc., esp. an epithelial cell or a platelike structure in the upper anterior portion of the temporal bone
Also squamose squa′·mose (skwā′mōs)

Etymology: L squamosus < squama, a scale

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