| squamous cell carcinoma |
a cancer that starts in the outer layer of the skin. It also rarely spreads, but does so more often than basal cell carcinoma.
Ãâó: www.womenandinfants.com/body.cfm
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| squamous |
(cells) - cell type often seen in areas exposed to significant irritation or trauma - eg skin.
Ãâó: www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html
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| squamous cell carcinoma |
A malignant neoplasm often associated with excessive sun exposure that manifests itself as a scaling, ulcerated plaque.
Ãâó: www.sdrpharma.com/sj.htm
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| squamous epithelium |
Tissue in an organ such as the esophagus. Consists of layers of flat, scaly cells.
Ãâó: www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/patient/glossary/glossary...
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| squint |
A condition in which the two eyes do not point in the same direction when the patient is looking at a distant object.
Ãâó: www.cochraneeyes.org/glossary.htm
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