squamous cell

/ˌskweɪməs sɛl/
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Definitions of squamous cell
  1. noun
    an epithelial cell that is flat like a plate and form a single layer of epithelial tissue
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    type of:
    epithelial cell
    one of the closely packed cells forming the epithelium
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