squamous cell carcinoma
a carcinoma that arises from squamous epithelium in the skin and sometimes in the mucous membranes.
Origin of squamous cell carcinoma
1Words Nearby squamous cell carcinoma
- squamiform
- Squamish
- squamo-
- squamosal
- squamous
- squamous cell carcinoma
- squamous epithelium
- squamulose
- squander
- Squanto
- square
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How to use squamous cell carcinoma in a sentence
And squamous cell carcinoma also develops under our fingernails.
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Scientific definitions for squamous cell carcinoma
[ skwā′məs, skwä′- ]
Any of various carcinomas that arise from a kind of flat, scaly epithelial cell, found in organs such as the skin, cervix, oral cavity, larynx, and vulva. Squamous cell carcinoma of the skin is associated with sun exposure.
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