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21Squamous odontogenic tumor — The squamous odontogenic tumor is a rare odontogenic tumor found in any area of the alveolar bone. Usually, there is a painless swelling with adjacent teeth becoming mobile. On radiographs, it presents as a radiolucency (dark area) between the… …
22squamous-cell carcinoma — Carcinoma that develops from the squamous layer of the epithelium. Slow growing …
23squamous epithelium — see epithelium * * * epithelium composed of squamous cells; it may be either simple or stratified …
24squamous intraepithelial lesion — abnormal growth of squamous cells in the cervical epithelium; two types are distinguished, low grade and high grade, depending on the malignant potential …
25squamous metaplasia — transformation of other types of epithelium, such as glandular, mucosal, or pseudostratified, into stratified squamous epithelium, seen in certain pathologic conditions or produced experimentally. Called also epidermalization and… …
26squamous papilloma — a papilloma composed of squamous epithelium, such as commonly occurs in the oral cavity …
27squamous odontogenic tumor — a benign epithelial odontogenic tumor in the mandible or maxilla, believed to derive from transformation of Malassez rests; it is characterized by islands of mature squamous epithelium surrounded by flattened or cuboidal cells …
28squamous cell carcinoma — SCC any cancer of squamous epithelium, arising from such tissues as the skin and the lining of the upper airways and digestive tract (especially in the head and neck). SCC is the second commonest form of skin cancer (after basal cell carcinoma),… …
29squamous intraepithelial lesion — SIL. A general term for the abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix. The changes in the cells are described as low grade or high grade, depending on how much of the cervix is affected and how abnormal the cells appear. Also …
30squamous cell carcinoma — noun the most common form of skin cancer • Syn: ↑cancroid • Derivationally related forms: ↑cancroid (for: ↑cancroid) • Hypernyms: ↑skin cancer * * * …
