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I recently asked a question here what could cause coated tongue apart from thrush and was told squamous cells. what are squarmous cells on tongue!
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Squamous Cells: Squamous Cells are flat, scale like cells that cover our digestive & respiratory tracts, hollow organs & much of the outer layer of skin. Thus, squamous cells are normal on the tongue.
Answered 9/5/2017
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