Squamous intraepithelial lesion
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Term | Squamous intraepithelial lesion |
Short definition | squamous intraepithelial lesion - (pronounced) (SKWAY-mus IN-truh-eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul LEE-zhun) general term for the abnormal growth of squamous epithelial cells on the surface of the cervix. The changes in the cells are described as low-grade or high-grade depending on how much of the cervix is affected and how abnormal the cells appear. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
squamous intraepithelial lesion - (pronounced) (SKWAY-mus IN-truh-eh-pih-THEE-lee-ul LEE-zhun) general term for the abnormal growth of squamous epithelial cells on the surface of the cervix. The changes in the cells are described as low-grade or high-grade depending on how much of the cervix is affected and how abnormal the cells appear. Also called SIL
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Squamous intraepithelial lesion
- Wikipedia's article - Squamous intraepithelial lesion
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