squamous cell

noun

: a cell of or derived from squamous epithelium

Examples of squamous cell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The most common is urothelial carcinoma, also known as transitional cell carcinoma (TCC), but there are other rarer types known as squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and sarcoma.28 If the pathologist finds cancer, the next step is to stage and grade the malignancy. James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024 Smoking tobacco doubles the risk of developing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, which makes up 90% of all head and neck cancers. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024 And sun exposure has a clear connection to basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024 My top suspicion was that this was going to be a basal cell skin cancer (the most common form of skin cancer) or squamous cell skin cancer (the second most common form of skin cancer, which starts as a growth of cells). Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for squamous cell 

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Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of squamous cell was in 1907

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“Squamous cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squamous%20cell. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.

Medical Definition

squamous cell

noun
: a cell of or derived from squamous epithelium
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