squamosal suture

noun

A cranial suture arching backwards from the pterion.

Meanings

nounsquamosal suture (plural squamosal sutures)

plural squamosal sutures

  1. A cranial suture arching backwards from the pterion.

    Synonyms: squamous suture

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cranial suture arching backwards from the pterion.

Cite this entry
APA

squamosal suture. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamosal%20suture

MLA

“squamosal suture.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamosal%20suture. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squamosal suture,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squamosal%20suture.

Source: squamosal suture on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.