squamosal
/skwəˈmoʊsəl/
adjective
- Relating to the squamosal bone, a bone in the skull of many vertebrates, or shaped like a scale.
- In reptiles, the squamosal region connects the jaw to the skull.
- The squamosal bone is part of the temporal region in the human skull.
- The fossil showed a well-preserved squamosal structure.
noun
- The squamosal bone, a paired bone in the skull of many vertebrates, located in the temporal region.
- Damage to the squamosal can affect jaw movement in reptiles.
- The squamosal articulates with the parietal bone in many mammals.
- The anatomy textbook labeled the squamosal clearly in the diagram.