célula escamosa
/θelula eskamosa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "squamous cell" is translated into Spanish as célula escamosa.
The term refers to a type of flat cell that looks like a fish scale and lines the surface of the skin. In a medical context, carcinoma de células escamosas is used for "squamous cell carcinoma".
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of célula (cell) and escamosa (squamous/scaly), derived from escama (scale).
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix -s, resulting in células escamosas.
Did you know?
- The word célula is a diminutive form of the Latin cella, which originally referred to a small room or a storeroom.
- While 'squamous' in English sounds highly technical, the Spanish escamoso is a common word used in everyday language to describe anything that has a scaly texture.
- While célula escamosa is the technical term, a Spanish speaker describing the same physical sensation of scaling skin might use the verb descamar.
Examples in context
- El médico encontró células escamosas en la biopsia de la lesión cutánea.The doctor found squamous cells in the skin lesion biopsy.
- La biopsia mostró una célula escamosa.The biopsy showed a squamous cell.
- Es una célula escamosa en la superficie.It is a squamous cell on the surface.
- El médico analizó la célula escamosa.The doctor analyzed the squamous cell.
Example conversation
A doctor explaining a pathology report to a patient.
- MaríaDaniel, el reporte muestra una célula escamosa atípica.Daniel, the report shows an atypical squamous cell.
- Daniel¿Eso significa que es un problema grave, María?Does that mean it is a serious problem, María?
- MaríaNo, solo necesitamos vigilar esa célula escamosa.No, we just need to monitor that squamous cell.
- DanielEntiendo, gracias por la explicación.I understand, thank you for the explanation.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries célula, CC BY-SA 4.0.
