Synonyms of squamous

squamous

adjective

ˈskwā-məs 

as in scaled

composed of or covered with scales

a squamous plant bulb

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scaled
• scaly
• scalelike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• smooth
• scaleless

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squamous

Then, in December 2025, Coulier revealed he had been recently diagnosed with p16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer found at the base of his tongue. — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 8 May 2026

This includes cancers of the lip, mouth, upper throat (nasopharyngeal), middle throat (oropharyngeal), lower throat (hypopharyngeal), voice box (laryngeal), salivary gland and metastatic squamous neck cancer. — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026

Coulier was diagnosed with P16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer, when doctors noticed a flare-up on the base of his tongue during a routine check-up and PET scan. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026

Other biopsies of squamous skin cancers have not detected HPV, meaning not all cases are caused by the viruses. — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 30 July 2025