Squama
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Squama (or squamous, squame) refers to a structure shaped like a decumbent scale of a fish. More specifically, it can refer to: * Squama frontalis * Squama occipitalis * Squama temporalis, the squamous portion of the temporal bone * Squamous cell In Crustacea, it can refer to the scaphocerite, a scale-like, flattened exopod of the antenna. In the Bivalvia, it refers to a thin, long, concentric imbrication. Squamous epithelium refers to epithelium, e.g. the skin, composed of squamous cells. See also: * Desquamation
Squama (or squamous, squame) refers to a structure shaped like a decumbent scale of a fish. More specifically, it can refer to: Squama frontalis Squama occipitalis Squama temporalis, the squamous portion of the temporal bone Squamous cell In Crustacea, it can refer to the scaphocerite, a scale-like, flattened exopod of the antenna. In the Bivalvia, it refers to a thin, long, concentric imbrication. Squamous epithelium refers to epithelium, e.g. the skin, composed of squamous cells. See also: Desquamation
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