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squa·mo·sal

(skwā-mō'săl),

Relating especially to the squamous part of the temporal bone.

squamosal

(skwə-mō′səl, -zəl)

adj.

Of or relating to the thin, platelike part of the human temporal bone or to a corresponding part in other vertebrates.

A squamosal bone.

squa·mo·sal

(skwā-mō'săl)

Relating especially to the squamous part of the temporal bone.

squamosal

either of the paired bones which occur on each side of the skull of vertebrates. In mammals they take part in the zygomatic arch, and the lower jaw articulates with the squamosals.

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