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Examples of squamous cell in a Sentence
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The two companies are also testing the same combination in patients with another type of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma, both before and after surgery, as well as in kidney and bladder cancer patients.
—Alice Park, TIME, 3 June 2024
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in America, and 6.1 million adults are treated each year for basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Michael Scaturro, NPR, 18 May 2024
That includes wrinkles and dark spots, yes, but shielding your skin from the sun’s rays is also a must for preventing basal and squamous cell carcinoma (the most common forms of skin cancer) and melanoma (the deadliest).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 10 May 2024
Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are the two most common types of skin cancer, followed by melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer.
—Drs. Kate Oberlin, Keyvan Nouri and Lawrence Schachner, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Tanning beds are directly linked to skin cancer, increasing the risk of the two most common types (squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma), along with increasing the chances of developing melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.
—Korin Miller, Health, 26 Jan. 2024
In addition to helping spot melanoma, which is the most deadly form of skin cancer, the device can also assess moles for basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2024
Invasive squamous cell carcinoma of vulva that wanted to be a puppy.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2019
In February 2021, Shaw-James, a 70-year-old retired nurse, was diagnosed with stage 3 squamous cell carcinoma of the rectum.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 24 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1907, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near squamous cell
Cite this Entry
“Squamous cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squamous%20cell. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
squamous cell
noun
: a cell of or derived from squamous epithelium
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