squamous
செதிள்களால் மூடப்பட்ட, செதிள் போன்ற, செதிள்களால் ஆன.
Squa*mose" or, Squa"mous, Etym: [L. squamosus, fr. squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.] 1. 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. (Anat.) Defn: Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.