squamous

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Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal
Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly

And we'll never find out whether the last thought to pass through the mind of the captain of the Thresher was, It's squamous and rugose, or simply, It's squamous!).

covered with scales
{a} scaly, rough, hard, dry
Scaly or plate-like
cell - a flat, scaly cancer cell of the outer skin or mucous membrane layer
Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale
skwa'mus (1) flat, scalelike: (2) pertaining to flat, thin cells that form the free surface of some epithelial tissues Back
{s} of scales; covered with scales; resembling scales
Covered with, made of or resembling scales; scaly
Scaly or platelike
Thin and flat like a fish’s scale
squamous cell
an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue
squamous cell carcinoma
A carcinoma that arises from squamous epithelium and is the most common form of skin cancer. Also called cancroid
squamous epithelium
thin tissue layer that consists of scaly flat cells
squamous epithelium
Epithelium consisting of one or more cell layers, the most superficial of which is composed of flat, scalelike or platelike cells
stratified squamous epithelia
type of epithelial tissue made from squamous cells arranged in layers
Turkish - English

Definition of squamous in Turkish English dictionary

Squamous Epithelium
(Tıp) Yassı epitel doku.Bir organda özofagus benzeri doku.Yassı,pullu katmanlardan oluşur
squamous

    Hyphenation

    squa·mous

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'skwA-m&s also 'skw ] (adjective.) 15th century. From Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale”).
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