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Recent Examples of squamous
Skin cancers basal and squamous command $90,000, prostate cancer $200,000, and all other varieties such as melanoma and leukemia $250,000.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2023
So, squamous mucosa is considered the normal lining of the inside of the lip.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
Fittingly, it’s been a team effort for the Rivera family, navigating life after Ron was diagnosed in August with squamous-cell cancer detected in a lymph node.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
The biopsy showed that the sperm bags of the squid had thrust into the squamous epithelium of the patient.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2012
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2023
So, squamous mucosa is considered the normal lining of the inside of the lip.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Feb. 2023
Fittingly, it’s been a team effort for the Rivera family, navigating life after Ron was diagnosed in August with squamous-cell cancer detected in a lymph node.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
The biopsy showed that the sperm bags of the squid had thrust into the squamous epithelium of the patient.
—Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squamous
scaly
Adjective
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The fish will also serve as scaly ambassadors for Biosphere 2's many visitors (more than 3 million since 1991, according to the organization), who will weave through the desert landscape.—
Alina Hartounian,
NPR,
7 July 2025
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Visitors to the Lincoln Public Library were treated to a scaly visitor as Larami Burge with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission brought a juvenile alligator for families to see and pet.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
3 July 2025
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“Squamous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squamous. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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