Definitions for squamous
ˈskweɪ məs; -moʊssqua·mous

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1. squamousadjective

   Covered with, made of, or resembling scales; scaly.

2. squamousadjective

   Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal

3. Etymology: From squamosus, from squama.

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1. Squamousadjective

   Scaly; covered with scales.

   Etymology: squameus, Latin.

   The sea was replenished with fish, of the cartilaginous and squamose, as of the testaceous and crustaceous kinds. John Woodward.

   Those galls and balls are produced, in the gems of oak, which may be called squamous oak cones. William Derham, Physico-Theology.

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1. squamous

   Epithelium or epithelial tissue is one of the four basic types of animal tissue, along with connective tissue, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. It is a thin, continuous, protective layer of compactly packed cells with a little intercellular matrix. Epithelial tissues line the outer surfaces of organs and blood vessels throughout the body, as well as the inner surfaces of cavities in many internal organs. An example is the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. There are three principal shapes of epithelial cell: squamous (scaly), columnar, and cuboidal. These can be arranged in a singular layer of cells as simple epithelium, either squamous, columnar, or cuboidal, or in layers of two or more cells deep as stratified (layered), or compound, either squamous, columnar or cuboidal. In some tissues, a layer of columnar cells may appear to be stratified due to the placement of the nuclei. This sort of tissue is called pseudostratified. All glands are made up of epithelial cells. Functions of epithelial cells include diffusion, filtration, secretion, selective absorption, germination, and transcellular transport. Compound epithelium has protective functions. Epithelial layers contain no blood vessels (avascular), so they must receive nourishment via diffusion of substances from the underlying connective tissue, through the basement membrane.: 3  Cell junctions are especially abundant in epithelial tissues.

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1. Squamous

   covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a scale

2. Squamous

   of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal

3. Etymology: [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of squamous in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of squamous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of squamous in a Sentence

1. Dorothy Bennett:

   Noting that most [squamous cell carcinomas] are curable by surgery if caught early, this reduction in risk is interesting, but it is hard to say whether it is worth taking action over it.

2. Rupert Brooke:

   But somewhere, beyond Space and Time, is wetter water, slimier slime! And there (they trust) there swimmeth one who swam ere rivers were begun, immense of fishy form and mind, squamous omnipotent, and kind.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Squamous
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=squamous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squamous
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squamous