squamous
Origin of squamous
1- Also squamosal, squa·mose [skwey-mohs, skwuh-mohs]. /ˈskweɪ moʊs, skwəˈmoʊs/.
Other words from squamous
- squa·mous·ly, squa·mose·ly, adverb
- squa·mous·ness, squa·mose·ness, noun
Words Nearby squamous
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How to use squamous in a sentence
And squamous cell carcinoma also develops under our fingernails.
‘Zoobiquity’: What Animals Can Teach Us About Our Health | Carl Zimmer | June 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTCaihua Liang, et al. “A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Marijuana Use and Head and Neck squamous Cell Carcinoma.”
Is Pot Good for Lungs? New Marijuana Study Adds to Health-Effects Debate | Anneli Rufus | January 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTRather striking is the tendency of old squamous cells to retain the red stain, and fragments of such cells may mislead the unwary.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddHow are you to distinguish the papulo-squamous syphiloderm from psoriasis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonA mesothelial cell is very flattened, thus resembling a squamous epithelial cell.
In what respects does the papulo-squamous syphiloderm differ from psoriasis?
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonChiefly with squamous eczema and the papulo-squamous syphiloderm; and on the scalp, also with seborrhœa.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for squamous
squamose (ˈskweɪməʊs)
/ (ˈskweɪməs) /
(of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells
covered with, formed of, or resembling scales
Origin of squamous
1Derived forms of squamous
- squamously or squamosely, adverb
- squamousness or squamoseness, noun
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