SQUAMOSAL

Adjective

squamosal (comparative more squamosal, superlative most squamosal)

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

Noun

squamosal (plural squamosals)

The platelike part of the temporal bone

Source: Wiktionary


Squa*mo"sal, a. (Anat.) (a) Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone. (b) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone.

– n.

Definition: The squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone correspondending to it, under Temporal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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