About The Word Squamose
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Squamose
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What's The Definition Of Squamose?Synonyms | Synonyms for Squamose: Related Terms | Find terms related to Squamose: See Also | Squamose In Webster's Dictionary \Squa*mose"\ (? or ?), Squamous \Squa"mous\, [L.
squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]
1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a
scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous
epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal
bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a
scale.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.
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