squa·mous (skw  m s, skwä-) also squa·mose (-m s )adj. 1. Covered with or formed of scales; scaly. 2. Resembling a scale or scales; thin and flat like a scale: the squamous cells of the cervix. 3. Of or relating to the thin, platelike part of the temporal bone. [Latin squ msus, from squma, scale.]squa mous·ly adv.squa mous·ness n. |
squamous [ˈskweɪməs], squamose [ˈskweɪməʊs]
adj Biology
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) covered with, formed of, or resembling scales
[from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma a scale]
squamously , squamosely adv
squamousness , squamoseness n
squamous, squamulose - A fish or snake can be squamous or squamulose—covered with minute scales.
See also related terms for snake.
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