| squamotemporal | Relating to the squamous part of the temporal bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| squamotympanic | Relating to the tympanic and squamous parts of the temporal bone. Synonym: squamotympanic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamotympanic fissure | The fissure separating the tympanic part of the temporal bone from the squamous part; it is continuous medially with the petrotympanic fissure and the petrosquamous fissure. Synonym: fissura tympanosquamosa, tympanosquamous fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous | Scaly or platelike. Origin: L. Squamosus = scaly (18 Nov 1997) |
| squamous alveolar cells | Highly attentuated squamous cell's that form the gas-permeable epithelium lining the alveoli of the lungs. Synonym: type I cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border | Edge of a bone which articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. See: squamous border of parietal bone, squamous border of sphenoid bone. Synonym: margo squamosus, squamous margin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border of parietal bone | The lateral border of the parietal bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis parietalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous border of sphenoid bone | The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. Synonym: margo squamosus ossis sphenoidalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous cell | <dermatology, pathology> Flat thin cells found in the outer layer of the skin. (13 Nov 1997) |
| squamous cell carcinoma | <oncology, tumour> A malignant growth originating from a squamous cell. This form of cancer can be seen on the skin, lips, inside the mouth, throat or oesophagus. (27 Sep 1997) |
| squamous cell hyperplasia | Increase in the number of cells in a squamous epithelium. Synonym: hypertrophic dystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squamous cells | Flat cells that look like fish scales; they make up most of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| squamous epithelium | <pathology> An epithelium in which the cells are flattened. May be simple (e.g. Endothelium) or stratified (e.g. Epidermis). (18 Nov 1997) |
| squamous intraepithelial lesion | A general term for the abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix. The changes in the cells are described as low grade or high grade, depending on how much of the cervix is affected and how abnormal the cells are. Also called sil. (12 Dec 1998) |
| squamous margin | Edge of a bone which articulates with the squamous part of the temporal bone. See: squamous border of parietal bone, squamous border of sphenoid bone. Synonym: margo squamosus, squamous margin. (05 Mar 2000) |