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squamous or squamose (ˈskweɪməs, ˈskweɪməʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells |
| 2. | covered with, formed of, or resembling scales |
| [C16: from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma a scale] | |
| squamose or squamose | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma a scale] | |
| 'squamously or squamose | |
| —adv | |
| 'squamosely or squamose | |
| —adv | |
| 'squamousness or squamose | |
| —n | |
| 'squamoseness or squamose | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
squamous
1540s, from L. squamosus "covered with scales, scaly," from squama "scale," perhaps related to squalus "foul, filthy" (see squalid). M.E. had squame (late 14c.) "a scale," from O.Fr. esquame, from L. squama.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
squamous squa·mous (skwā'məs, skwä'-) or squa·mose (-mōs')
adj.
Covered with or formed of scales; scaly.
Resembling a scale or scales; thin and flat.
Squamosal.
squa'mous·ness n.
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Example sentences
Invasive squamous cell carcinoma in epithelial tissue from a human mouth.
Squamous cell carcinoma represents the large majority of all cervical cancers.
It's a candy store for hypochondriacs, where a sniffle can spell pneumococcal, an itch can mean squamous carcinoma.
The epithelium covering the mucous membrane is of the stratified squamous variety.
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