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Squamous cell carcinoma of tonsil
Tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC), tonsil cancer: oropharyngeal SCC, about half HPV-16 positive, 71-89% nodal spread, treated with radiotherapy, transoral surgery, or chemoradiation; HPV-positive disease has better survival.
Squamous cell carcinoma of trachea
Squamous cell carcinoma of trachea (ICD-11 2C24.1), the most common primary tracheal cancer; smoking-related, male-predominant, aggressive; 5-year overall survival about 25%, better with curative surgery or chemoradiation.
Squamous cell carcinoma of urinary bladder
Squamous cell carcinoma of urinary bladder (ICD-11 2C94.1), a keratin-forming bladder cancer from metaplastic epithelium; 2–5% of Western bladder tumors, schistosomiasis-linked in endemic regions, treated by radical cystectomy.
Squamous cell carcinoma of vagina
Squamous cell carcinoma of vagina (ICD-11 2C71.2; ICD-10 C52) is the most common vaginal cancer, about 80-90% of cases, usually HPV-driven, treated mainly with surgery or radiation.
Squamous-cell carcinoma
Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC, epidermoid carcinoma) is cancer of squamous cells in skin and organ linings; cutaneous SCC is the second most common skin cancer, cured in over 90% of early cases, treated by excision or anti-PD-1 immunotherapy when advanced.
Squanto
Squanto (Tisquantum), Patuxet Wampanoag interpreter and guide for Plymouth Colony, kidnapped in 1614, sole survivor of his village, died 1622 at Manamoick.
Square
A square, also called a regular quadrilateral, is a plane figure with four equal sides and four right angles, its area being the side length squared.
Square (algebra)
In algebra, the square of a number or expression is the result of multiplying it by itself, written x², so named because a square's area is its side squared.
Square (video game company)
Square Co., Ltd., also known as SquareSoft, was a Japanese video game developer founded in September 1986, best known for the Final Fantasy series and its merger with Enix.
Square academic cap
Square academic cap (mortarboard, trencher): flat stiff square board on a skullcap with central button and tassel; derived from the pileus quadratus, made square by Paris in 1520, standardized in the US by the 1895 Intercollegiate Code.
Square and Compasses
The square and compasses are the emblem of Freemasonry, two stonemasons' working tools shown interlaced and often centered on the letter G, symbolizing morality and self-restraint.
Square array (electrical resistivity)
The square array is a four-electrode resistivity surveying configuration introduced by Habberjam and Watkins in 1967, used chiefly to detect the directional fabric of fractured bedrock.
Square Bay
Square Bay (bahía Cuadrada) is a bay on the Fallières Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula at 67°50′S 67°00′W, entered past Horseshoe Island from northeast Marguerite Bay, charted by Rymill's BGLE in 1936–37.
Square Castan at Besançon
Square Castan (square archéologique Castan) is a free archaeological garden in Besançon's Saint-Jean quarter, displaying a 54 m Roman hemicycle, eight Corinthian columns, and an Arcier aqueduct basin, excavated from 1870 by Auguste Castan.
Square dance
Square dance: a dance for four couples in a square formation, prompted by a caller; descended from English country dance and the French quadrille, with traditional (Eastern) and modern Western styles standardized by CALLERLAB.
Square Dance (film)
Square Dance is a 1987 American drama directed by Daniel Petrie from his novel by Alan Hines, starring Jason Robards, Jane Alexander, Winona Ryder, and Rob Lowe.
Square Deal
The Square Deal was Theodore Roosevelt's domestic program, named from an August 1902 Lynn, Massachusetts speech, promising fairness to capital, labor, and consumers through corporate regulation, consumer protection, and conservation.
Square Enix
Square Enix (スクウェア・エニックス), Japanese entertainment company formed in 2003 by the merger of Square and Enix; Tokyo-based holding group behind Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Taito's Space Invaders.
Square Group
Square Group is a Bangladeshi family-founded conglomerate anchored by Square Pharmaceuticals, the country's largest pharmaceutical manufacturer, founded by Samson H. Chowdhury in 1958 and the industry leader since 1985.
Square ice
Square ice is a proposed two-dimensional phase of water in which molecules form a square lattice, reported in 2015 as ice less than a nanometre thick trapped between graphene sheets, with its existence still debated.
Square kilometre
The square kilometer (km², sq km) is a metric unit of area equal to 1,000,000 square meters, or 100 hectares, used for reporting countries, lakes, and forests.
Square Kilometre Array
The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an intergovernmental radio telescope project using arrays in Western Australia and South Africa, operated by the SKA Observatory from the United Kingdom.
Square matrix
A square matrix is a matrix with the same number of rows and columns, an n × n grid. It is the setting for determinants, trace, eigenvalues, and inverses.
Square mile
A square mile (mi²) is a unit of area in the British imperial and US customary systems, equal to 640 acres or about 2.59 square kilometers.
Square number
A square number, or perfect square, is an integer that is the product of an integer with itself, such as 0, 1, 4, 9, 16, and 25.
Square of Family, Love and Fidelity
Сквер Сямʼі, Любові і Вернасці (Square of Family, Love and Fidelity) is a public square in Soligorsk, Belarus, opened 1 September 2019, known for its Hen Ryaba children's art playground, fountains, and skate park.
Square One Television
Square One Television (Square One TV) was a Children's Television Workshop mathematics series for ages 8-12 on PBS, 1987-1992, 230 episodes, magazine format with parodies, Mathnet, and a $16 million first season.
Square Peg (production company)
Square Peg (stylized all caps) is the Los Angeles independent film production company founded in 2019 by Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen, producing auteur films such as Midsommar, Eddington, and Bugonia for A24 and Focus Features, distinct from unrelated San Diego, UK, and circus namesakes.
Square Peristyle
Square Peristyle (Athens): large Hellenistic law-court building on the east side of the Athenian Agora, built c. 300 BC, 38.75 m per side, demolished c. 150 BC for the Stoa of Attalos.
Square root
The square root, also called the second root, of a number x is a number r satisfying r² = x; the nonnegative root is the principal square root, written √x.