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  2. Smegma - Wikipedia

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    Newly produced smegma has a smooth, moist texture. It is thought to be rich in squalene [11] and contain prostatic and seminal secretions, desquamated epithelial cells, and the mucin content of the urethral glands of Littré. [9] Smegma contains cathepsin B, lysozymes, [12] chymotrypsin, neutrophil elastase and cytokines, which aid the immune ...

  3. Curschmann's spirals - Wikipedia

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    They are spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts of bronchi. They may occur in several different lung diseases [1] and may refer to parts of the desquamated epithelium seen in lavages from asthmatic patients. [2] These microscopic casts are named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846-1910).

  4. Tongue disease - Wikipedia

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    Tongue coating - food debris, desquamated epithelial cells and bacteria often form a visible tongue coating. [7] This coating has been identified as a major contributing factor in bad breath ( halitosis ), [ 7 ] which can be managed by brushing the tongue gently with a toothbrush or using special oral hygiene instruments such as tongue scrapers ...

  5. Desquamation - Wikipedia

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    Scale forms on the skin surface in various disease settings, and is the result of abnormal desquamation. In pathologic desquamation, such as that seen in X-linked ichthyosis, the stratum corneum becomes thicker (hyperkeratosis), imparting a "dry" or scaly appearance to the skin, and instead of detaching as single cells, corneocytes are shed in clusters, which forms visible scales. [2]

  6. Tongue - Wikipedia

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    Mostly these are squamous cell carcinomas. [19] [20] Food debris, desquamated epithelial cells and bacteria often form a visible tongue coating. [21] This coating has been identified as a major factor contributing to bad breath (halitosis), [21] which can be managed by using a tongue cleaner.

  7. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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    Epithelial cells climb over one another in order to migrate. [42] This growing sheet of epithelial cells is often called the epithelial tongue. [45] The first cells to attach to the basement membrane form the stratum basale. These basal cells continue to migrate across the wound bed, and epithelial cells above them slide along as well. [45]

  8. Far-left Antifa activists waiting to see Trump actions. How ...

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    Buoyed by promised pardons of their brethren for their Jan. 6 crimes and by Trump’s embrace of popular extremist far-right figures, those groups will likely see a resurgence after January ...

  9. Table of epithelia of human organs - Wikipedia

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    System Tissue Epithelium Subtype; circulatory: blood vessels: Simple squamous: endothelium: digestive: ducts of submandibular glands: simple columnar - digestive ...