squamous
Pronunciation: /ˈskweɪ.məs/
The English word “squamous” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.
- Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
- Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like).
Etymology
From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”).
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