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squamous
/ ˈskweɪməs; ˈskweɪməʊs /
adjective
- (of epithelium) consisting of one or more layers of flat platelike cells
- covered with, formed of, or resembling scales
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Derived Forms
- ˈsquamousness, noun
- ˈsquamously, adverb
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Other Words From
- squamous·ly squamose·ly adverb
- squamous·ness squamose·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of squamous1
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Example Sentences
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.”
Rather striking is the tendency of old squamous cells to retain the red stain, and fragments of such cells may mislead the unwary.
How are you to distinguish the papulo-squamous syphiloderm from psoriasis?
A mesothelial cell is very flattened, thus resembling a squamous epithelial cell.
In what respects does the papulo-squamous syphiloderm differ from psoriasis?
Chiefly with squamous eczema and the papulo-squamous syphiloderm; and on the scalp, also with seborrhœa.
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