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2. Squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC), also known as epidermoid carcinoma, comprises a number of different types of cancer that begin in squamous cells. [1] These cells form on the surface of the skin, on the lining of hollow organs in the body, and on the lining of the respiratory and digestive tracts .

3. List of medical abbreviations: S - Wikipedia

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   SCC: squamous cell carcinoma: SCD: sequential compression device sickle-cell disease sudden cardiac death SCI: spinal cord injury: SCID: severe combined immunodeficiency: SCIWORA: spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality: SCLC: small cell lung cancer: SCN: severe congenital neutropenia sickle cell nephropathy superior cluneal nerves ...

4. Cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Sunlight exposure and immunosuppression are risk factors for SCC of the skin, with chronic sun exposure being the strongest environmental risk factor. [26] There is a risk of metastasis starting more than 10 years [ citation needed ] after diagnosable appearance of squamous-cell carcinoma, but the risk is low, [ specify ] though much [ specify ...

5. List of optometric abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Abbreviation Term Description (notes) AH Asteroid hyalosis AMD/ARMD Age-related macular degeneration ACG/CAG Angle closure glaucoma BDR Background diabetic retinopathy

6. Squamous-cell carcinoma of the lung - Wikipedia

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   Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung is a histologic type of non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). It is the second most prevalent type of lung cancer after lung adenocarcinoma and it originates in the bronchi. Its tumor cells are characterized by a squamous appearance, similar to the one observed in epidermal cells.

7. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions, including hospital orders (the patient-directed part of which is referred to as sig codes).This list does not include abbreviations for pharmaceuticals or drug name suffixes such as CD, CR, ER, XT (See Time release technology § List of abbreviations for those).

8. Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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   Conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma (conjunctival SCC) and corneal intraepithelial neoplasia comprise ocular surface squamous neoplasia (OSSN). SCC is the most common malignancy of the conjunctiva in the US, with a yearly incidence of 1–2.8 per 100,000.

9. List of medical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").