| squamosa | The squamous parts of the frontal, occipital, or temporal bone, especially the latter. Origin: L. Squamosus, scaly, fr. Squama, scale (05 Mar 2000) |
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| squamosal | <anatomy> Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone. Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone. The squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone correspondending to it, under Temporal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| blepharitis squamosa | seborrheic blepharitis |
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| pars squamosa ossis temporalis | The broad, flat, thin (scale-like) anterior and superior portion of the temporal bone forming part of the lateral wall of the cranial vault. Synonym: pars squamosa ossis temporalis, squama temporalis, temporal squama. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sutura squamosa | A scalelike suture, one whose opposing margins are scalelike and overlapping. Synonym: sutura squamosa. (05 Mar 2000) |