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squamosal, a. and n. Anat.|skwəˈməʊsəl|
[f. next + -al1.]
A. adj.
1. squamosal bone, the squamous bone.
1849–52Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 940/1 In all the mammalia it articulates..with the squamous element of the temporal—the squamosal bone. 1875Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 754/1 The T-shaped squamosal bone..sends a broad, flat process inwards.
2. Of or pertaining to the squamous bone.
1863Huxley Evid. Man's Place Nat. iii. 142 Notwithstanding the great length of the skull..the squamosal suture is very straight. 1870Rolleston Anim. Life Introd. 43 The lower jaw articulates directly with the squamosal element of the cranial walls.
B. n. The squamosal bone or squamous portion of the temporal bone.
1848Owen Homol. Vertebr. Skel. 146 The chief bulk of this segment of the brain is protected..by the intercalated squamosals. 1866Huxley Prehist. Rem. Caithn. 86 The upper contour of the squamosal is nearly straight. 1884Coues N. Amer. Birds 157 The Squamosal..bounds the brain-box laterally. |