n, pl  squa*mae   :  a structure resembling a scale or plate: as  a  :  the curved platelike posterior portion of the occipital bone  b  :  the vertical portion of the frontal bone that forms the forehead  c  :  the thin anterior upper portion of the temporal bone .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  ce·cum  ScM or SCM  squame  zy·go·ma 
 
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