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Squamosal

The platelike part of the temporal bone

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noun
  1. 1

    The platelike part of the temporal bone

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone

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parietosquamosal(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone
tympanosquamosaltympanic and squamosal (typically, of the temporal bone)
postorbitosquamosal(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the postorbital and squamosal bones
tympanosquamousAlternative form of tympanosquamosal. [tympanic and squamosal (typically, of the temporal bone)]
quadratosquamosal(anatomy) Both quadrate and squamosal
squamozygomatic(anatomy) Relating to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones; applied to a bone, or a centre of ossification, in some foetal skulls.
episquamosalnounSituated above the squamosal bone
squamosopostorbital(anatomy) squamosal and postorbital
epiparietosquamosal(anatomy) epiparietal and squamosal
petrosquamosal(anatomy) petrous and squamosal
frontosquamosalAt the front of the squamosal
sagittalnoun(anatomy) Of or in a plane parallel to the median plane, especially that dividing the body into left and right halves.
stylomastoid(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.
sphenooccipital(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid and occipital bones
splanchnocranial(anatomy) Relating to the splanchnocranium
posttemporalnounA posttemporal bone.
alisphenoidnoun(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
petrous(anatomy) Of the dense portion of the temporal bone that protects the inner ear.
soleal(anatomy) of or pertaining to the soleus muscle
petroclival(anatomy) Relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone and the clivus

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