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squamosal
[ skwuh-moh-suhl ]
adjective
- Anatomy. of or relating to the thin, scalelike portion of the temporal bone that is situated on the side of the skull above and behind the ear.
- Zoology. pertaining to a corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
noun
- a squamosal bone.
squamosal
/ skwəˈməʊsəl /
noun
- a thin platelike paired bone in the skull of vertebrates: in mammals it forms part of the temporal bone
adjective
- of or relating to this bone
- a less common word for squamous
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Other Words From
- super·squa·mosal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of squamosal1
1840–50; < Latin squāmōs ( us ) squamous + -al 1
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Example Sentences
The anterior (zygomatic) process of the squamosal is greatly reduced (only about one-third the length of the posterior process).
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But the squamosal bone with which it always unites is in less close union with the brain case, and never covers the brain itself.
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The superior arch always includes the squamosal bone, which is at the back of the single bar in mammals.
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The squamosal is broad posteriorly but its anterior arm is slender and not in contact with the maxillary.
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The squamosal of R. elegans is nearly triangular and notably different from that of Synaptotylus newelli.
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