squamous

[ skwey-muhs ]

adjective

1. covered with or formed of squamae; scaly.
2. like a scale.

squamous

/ ˈskweɪməs; ˈskweɪməʊs /

adjective

1. (of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells
2. covered with, formed of, or resembling scales

Derived Forms

• ˈsquamously, adverb
• ˈsquamousness, noun

Other Words From

• squamous·ly squamose·ly adverb
• squamous·ness squamose·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of squamous¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin squāmōsus “covered with scales, scaly”; squama, -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of squamous¹

C16: from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma a scale

Example Sentences

A study at MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology was the first to investigate the previously unknown diversity of CAFs in various types of skin cancer -- basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma -- at molecular and spatial level in single-cell analysis.

From Science Daily

Her first cannabis patient was a Jack Russell terrier with a squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer that causes tumors.

From Slate

"We called this metric 'untranslated tumor mutation burden' or uTMB and found particularly striking the association between uTMB and lung squamous cell carcinoma as well as head and neck squamous cell carcinoma."

From Science Daily

"The squamous epithelia of the esophagus and the columnar epithelia of the stomach meet at the gastroesophageal junction," explains Dr. Naveen Kumar Nirchal, one of the first authors of the study.

From Science Daily

"Barrett's esophagus is characterized by the replacement of the resident squamous epithelium of the esophagus by other cell types that are not normally found in this tissue," says the scientist.

From Science Daily