Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0274 short lesson, about 20 seconds
squam/o: Scale
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The idea
The combining form squam slash o names a scale, or tissue with a flat, scale-like appearance.
In practice
Squamous epithelium is made of flat, scale-like cells.
Where people slip
Squamous describes cell shape, not a disease.
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