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11squamous hyperplasia — squamous cell hyperplasia thickening of vulval tissue, often owing to chronic irritation such as from a chemical agent, allergic condition, or physical irritation; it may also be secondary to a vulval condition such as lichen sclerosus. Called… …
12Squamous epithelium — In anatomy, squamous epithelium (from Latin squama , scale ) is an epithelium characterised by its most superficial layer consisting of flat, scale like cells called squamous cell. Epithelium may possess only one layer of these cells, in which… …
13Squamous cell carcinoma — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Squamous cell carcinoma, NOS Caption = SCC of the skin tends to arise from pre malignant lesions, actinic keratoses; surface is usually scaly and often ulcerates (as shown here). ICD10 = C44 ICD9 = ICD9|173 ICDO =… …
14Squamous cell papilloma — A Squamous cell papilloma is a generally benign papilloma that arises from the stratified squamous epithelium of the skin, lip, oral cavity, tongue, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, cervix, vagina or anal canal.Cite… …
15Squamous cell carcinoma in situ — An early stage of skin cancer. Also known as Bowen s disease. This is a tumor that develops from the squamous cells which are flat, scalelike cells in the outer layer of the skin (the epithelium). The term in situ (borrowed from the Romans) means …
16Squamous cells — Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word squamous came from the Latin squama meaning the scale of a fish or serpent. We have a lot of squamous cells. They make up most of the cells in the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis), the… …
17squamous cell carcinoma — Cancer that begins in squamous cells, which are thin, flat cells that look like fish scales. Squamous cells are found in the tissue that forms the surface of the skin, the lining of the hollow organs of the body, and the passages of the… …
18squamous cell — noun an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue • Hypernyms: ↑epithelial cell * * * noun : a cell of or derived from squamous epithelium squamous cell cancers …
19squamous cell — noun Date: 1907 a cell of or derived from squamous epithelium …
20squamous cell carcinoma — noun Date: 1907 a carcinoma that is made up of or arises from squamous cells and usually occurs in areas of the body exposed to strong sunlight over many years …
