squamosal bone


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squamosal bone

[skwə′mō·səl ‚bōn]
(anatomy)
The part of the temporal bone in man corresponding with the squamosal bone in lower vertebrates.
(vertebrate zoology)
A membrane bone lying external and dorsal to the auditory capsule of many vertebrate skulls.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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