squamous
31squamous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin squamosus, from squama scale Date: 15th century 1. a. covered with or consisting of scales ; scaly b. of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of… …
32squamous — 1) flat, as in a cell layer (as opposed to cuboidal and columnar) 2) a suture with scale like and overlapping margins 3) squamosal 4) adjective for squama (scale); possessing scales …
33squamous — См. squamose …
34squamous — squamously, squamosely, adv. squamousness, squamoseness, n. /skway meuhs/, adj. 1. covered with or formed of squamae or scales. 2. scalelike. Also, squamosal, squamose /skway mohs, skweuh mohs /. [1535 45; < L squamosus. See SQUAMA, OUS] * * * …
35squamous — Relating to or covered with scales. SYN: scaly. [L. squamosus] * * * squa·mous skwā məs adj 1 a) covered with or consisting of scales b) of, relating to, or being a stratified epithelium that consists at least in its outer layers of small… …
36squamous — adj. of scales; covered with scales; resembling scales …
37squamous — [ skweɪməs] adjective 1》 covered with or characterized by scales. 2》 Anatomy of or denoting a layer of epithelium consisting of very thin flattened cells. 3》 Anatomy denoting the flat portion of the temporal bone which forms part of the side of… …
38squamous — a. See squamose …
39squamous — squa·mous …
40squamous — squa•mous [[t]ˈskweɪ məs[/t]] also squa•mose [[t] moʊs[/t]] adj. 1) bio covered with or formed of squamae or scales 2) bio scalelike 3) anat. of or pertaining to the thin forward and upper portion of the temporal bone of the human skull •… …
