basal cell carcinoma
noun
a common and usually curable skin cancer that arises from epithelial cells and rarely metastasizes: often associated with overexposure to sunlight.
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How to use basal cell carcinoma in a sentence
Coffee Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk for Basal-Cell Carcinoma.
Scientific definitions for basal cell carcinoma
basal cell carcinoma
[ bā′səl, -zəl ]
A slow-growing neoplasm that is locally invasive but rarely metastasizes. It is derived from basal cells, the deepest layer of epithelial cells of the epidermis or hair follicles.
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