(skwā-mō'să, -sē), The squamous parts of the frontal, occipital, or temporal bone, especially the latter. [L. squamosus, scaly, fr. squama, scale]
squa·mo·sa
, pl. squamosae (skwā-mō'să, -sē) The squamous parts of the frontal, occipital, or temporal bone, especially the latter. [L. squamosus, scaly, fr. squama, scale]
squamosa
S16-890140 (skwā-mō′să) plural.squamosae [L. scaly] 1. The squamous part of the temporal bone.2. Scaly or platelike.