squamosal
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A bone at the side of the skull that helps form the head
- noun
- /ˈskweɪməˌsəl/
- Specialized
:
hueso esquamoso
- In vertebrates, the squamosal connects with other bones to create the side structure of the skull.
Examples
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Eventually, the bone flange reached the squamosal of the skull and became a second jaw joint.
Academic text (2003) -
In many cases, the occipital bone at the base of the skull was also smashed and broken off, the heavy squamosal bones completely gone.
Fiction book (1996) -
The squamosal bone is crucial for protecting the brain and forming the shape of the head.
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During the examination, the doctor pointed out the squamosal as an important area of the skull.
Surface Forms
squamosal singular
squamosals plural
Etymology
Squamosal as a bone name comes from Latin squama 'scale' because the bone forms a flat, scale-like plate at the side of the head. So the squamosal is the skull bone that makes part of the side of the head.