Squamous cells definitions

squamous cells

Flat cells that look like fish scales; they make up most of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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squamous cells

see keratinocytes.
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Flat scaly skin cells that make up most of the epidermis, the outer layer of our skin. They also cover the internal linings of the hollow organs of the body, and the breathing and digestive tubes.
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Squamous cells

Squamous cells: Flat cells that look like fish scales. The word 'squamous' came from the Latin squama meaning 'the scale of a fish or serpent.' We have a lot of squamous cells. They make up most of the cells in the outer layer of the skin (the epidermis), the passages of the respiratory and digestive tracts, and the linings of the hollow organs of ...
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Squamous Cells

Also called Keratinocytes, are the main cell found in the epidermis.
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squamous cells

see keratinocytes.
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Squamous cells

as the keratinocytes mature and move upwards towards the skin surface, they become flat in shape, or squamous (also called spinous or prickle cells). Langherhans cells are found in this layer.
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Squamous Cells

Type of flat skin cells that cover the outside and inside of the body. Many cancers are squamous cell cancer.
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