- squa|mo|sal
- squa|mo|sal «skwuh MOH suhl», adjective, noun.–adj.1. of or having to do with the squama of the temporal bone.2. = scaly. (Cf. ↑scaly)–n.the squama of the temporal bone.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
squa|mo|sal
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squa — an·ti·squa·ma; squa·bash; squa·lene; squa·li; squa·li·da; squa·li·dae; squa·lid·i·ty; squa·li·form; squa·loid; squa·loi·dea; squa·loi·dei; squa·lus; squa·ma; squa·ma·ceous; squa·mal; squa·ma·ta; squa·mate; squa·ma·tion; squa·mel·la;… … English syllables
sal — ab·o·ma·sal; abys·sal·benthic; abys·sal·pelagic; ace·tyl·sal·i·cyl·ic; ali·na·sal; al·ve·o·lo·na·sal; ami·no·sal·i·cyl·ic; am·phi·va·sal; apoph·y·sal; ban·sal·a·guin; bar·i·sal; ba·sal·tic; ba·sal·ti·form; bi·cur·sal; bi·ja·sal; bi·sal·tae;… … English syllables
squamosal — squa·mo·sal … English syllables
squamosal — squa•mo•sal [[t]skwəˈmoʊ səl[/t]] adj. 1) anat. zool. squamous 2) anat. a squamous bone; the forward and upper portion of the temporal bone • Etymology: 1840–50 … From formal English to slang
squamosal — Relating especially to the squamous part of the temporal bone. * * * squa·mo·sal skwā mō səl, skwə n a squamosal bone squamosal adj 1) SQUAMOUS (2) 2) of, relating to, or being a bone in the skull … Medical dictionary
Squamosal — Squa*mo sal (skw[.a]*m[=o] sal), a. (Anat.) (a) Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone. (b) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone. n. The squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone corresponding to it, in many of the lower vertebrates.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parietosquamosal — Relating to the parietal bone and the squamous portion of the temporal bone. * * * pa·ri·e·to·squa·mo·sal (pə ri″ə to skwah moґsəl) pertaining to the parietal bone and the squamous portion of the temporal bone … Medical dictionary
sphenosquamosal — SYN: squamosphenoid. * * * sphe·no·squa·mo·sal (sfe″no skwə moґsəl) pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone … Medical dictionary
tympanosquamosal — Relating to the tympanic and squamous parts of the temporal bone. SYN: squamotympanic. * * * tym·pa·no·squa·mo·sal (tim″pə no skwah moґsəl) pertaining to the pars tympanica and pars squamosa of the temporal bone … Medical dictionary
sphenosquamosal suture — sphe·no·squa·mo·sal suture .sfē nō skwə .mō səl n the suture occurring between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the squamous portion of the temporal bone … Medical dictionary
