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squame

Squame vs Squama - What's the difference?

squame | squama |


In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between squame and squama

is that squame is (medicine) a flake of dead skin tissue while squama is (medicine) a scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.

As nouns the difference between squame and squama

is that squame is (obsolete) a scale (of metal, or on the eyes etc) while squama is (medicine) a scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium.

Squamae vs Squame - What's the difference?

squamae | squame |


As nouns the difference between squamae and squame

is that squamae is plural of squama while squame is a scale (of metal, or on the eyes etc.).

Square vs Squame - What's the difference?

square | squame |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between square and squame

is that square is (obsolete) to go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or defense, or of defiance; to quarrel while squame is (obsolete) a scale (of metal, or on the eyes etc).

As nouns the difference between square and squame

is that square is (geometry) a polygon with four sides of equal length and four angles of 90 degrees; a regular quadrilateral whose angles are all 90 degrees while squame is (obsolete) a scale (of metal, or on the eyes etc).

As an adjective square

is shaped like a (the polygon).

As a verb square

is to adjust so as to align with or place at a right angle to something else.