squamous cell
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- noun
- /ˈskweɪməs sɛl/
- Specialized
:
célula escamosa
- The fungal infection was diagnosed only after the patient had been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the temporal bone.
- squamous cell carcinoma
- squamous cells carcinomas
- squamous cell cancer
So surveillance is really important for the HPV that eventually becomes squamous cell carcinoma.
- So surveillance is really important for the HPV that eventually becomes squamous cell carcinoma.
Examples
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Histopathologic examination of a biopsy specimen identified a well-differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
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Results of fine-needle aspiration were consistent with a diagnosis of poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
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However, in more recent studies, lower rates of squamous cell carcinoma have been reported.
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So surveillance is really important for the HPV that eventually becomes squamous cell carcinoma.
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A fine needle aspiration of the neck mass revealed squamous cell carcinoma as well.
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Biopsies of the laryngeal mass taken at this time demonstrated squamous cell carcinoma.
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There were areas composed of sheets of keratinizing squamous cells with pleomorphic nuclei.
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Histopathologic analysis revealed the presence of a moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma.
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We examined our institution's experience with 22 cases of previously untreated buccal squamous cell carcinoma via a retrospective chart review.
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The doctor explained that a squamous cell is a flat epithelial cell that plays a role in forming protective layers of tissue.
How Tall
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: the adjective 'squamous' specifies a flat, plate-like shape and 'cell' denotes a microscopic unit, so the meaning 'a flat/scale-like cell' follows directly from the parts. This adjective + noun pattern is a standard, predictable English construction, making the term transparent to a learner who already knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Squamous cell comes from squamous, an old word meaning 'scale', and cell, meaning a small unit of living tissue. These cells are flat like fish scales or thin plates, so the name describes their flat, plate-like shape in the body.