This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
squamous cell carcinoma
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Pathology.
a carcinoma that arises from squamous epithelium in the skin and sometimes in the mucous membranes.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use squamous cell carcinoma in a sentence
And squamous cell carcinoma also develops under our fingernails.
Caihua 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|DAILY BEAST
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.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.