squamous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English squamous, from Latin squāmōsus, from squāma (“scale(of a fish or reptile)”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskweɪ.məs/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈskweɪ.məs/, /ˈskwɑː.məs/ Rhymes: -eɪməs === Adjective === squamous (comparative more squamous, superlative most squamous) Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly. Synonyms: squamose, squamulose; see also Thesaurus:scaly Antonyms: esquamulose, scaleless (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal (microanatomy) Of or pertaining to an epithelium with cells that are wider than their height (flat and scale-like). Coordinate terms: cuboidal, columnar ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== squama ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === squamos, squamose, sqaumouse (Northern) swamous === Etymology === From Latin squāmōsus; equivalent to squame +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈskwaːmus/ === Adjective === squamous (Late Middle English) scaly (especially due to disease) ==== Descendants ==== English: squamous ==== References ==== “squāmǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.