squamosal
1 of 2noun
squa·mo·sal skwə-ˈmō-səl 
-zəl
: a squamosal bone
squamosal
2 of 2adjective
1
: squamous
2
: of, relating to, or being a bone of the skull of many vertebrates corresponding to the squamous portion of the temporal bone of most mammals including humans
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1848, in the meaning defined above
Adjective
circa 1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
squamosal 1 of 2
noun
squa·mo·sal skwā-ˈmō-səl skwə-
skwə- : a squamosal bone
squamosal
2 of 2adjective
1
: squamous sense 2
2
: of, relating to, or being a bone in the skull of many vertebrates that corresponds to the squamous portion of the temporal bone in humans