squamous cell carcinoma

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noun Pathology.

a carcinoma that arises from squamous epithelium in the skin and sometimes in the mucous membranes.

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Origin of squamous cell carcinoma

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby squamous cell carcinoma

squamiform, Squamish, squamo-, squamosal, squamous, squamous cell carcinoma, squamous epithelium, squamulose, squander, Squanto, square

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

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.