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squa·mous

(skwā′məs, skwä′-) also squa·mose (-mōs′)

adj.

1. Covered with or formed of scales; scaly.

2. Resembling a scale or scales; thin and flat like a scale: the squamous cells of the cervix.

3. Of or relating to the thin, platelike part of the temporal bone.

[Latin squāmōsus, from squāma, scale.]

squa′mous·ly adv.

squa′mous·ness n.

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squamous

(ˈskweɪməs) or

squamose

adj

1. (Biology) (of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells

2. (Biology) covered with, formed of, or resembling scales

[C16: from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma a scale]

ˈsquamously, ˈsquamosely adv

ˈsquamousness, ˈsquamoseness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

squa•mous

(ˈskweɪ məs)

also squa•mose

(-moʊs)

adj.

1. covered with or formed of squamae or scales.

2. scalelike.

3. of or pertaining to the thin forward and upper portion of the temporal bone of the human skull.

[1535–45; < Latin squāmōsus. See squama, -ous]

squamous

, squamulose - A fish or snake can be squamous or squamulose—covered with minute scales.

squa·mous

a. escamoso-a;

___ cell → célula ___.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

squamous

adj escamoso

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