basal cell carcinoma

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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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Words nearby basal cell carcinoma

basad, basal, basal anaesthesia, basal body, basal cell, basal cell carcinoma, basal conglomerate, basal disk, basal ganglia, basal ganglion, basal metabolic rate

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How to use basal cell carcinoma in a sentence

Joel Osteen wants to talk about muting your cell phone at the dinner table.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At that point, the Library of Congress can once again decide to prohibit consumers from unlocking their cell phones.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, security at major airports was tightened because of a tip that al-Asiri had been working on a cell phone bomb.
A Gift to the Jihadis: The Unseen Airport Security Threat|Clive Irving|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At least one of those ubiquitous cell phone cameras began filming.
Protesters Slimed This Good Samaritan Cop|Michael Daly|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In fact, four of 20 cells at Cobalt were found to have bars across the cell to allow this.
Inside the CIA’s Sadistic Dungeon|Tim Mak|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It makes out of the savage raw material which is our basal mental stuff, a citizen.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
In his condemned cell he composed a beautiful poem of 14 verses (“My last Thought”), which was found by his wife and published.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Some writers state that each cell contains about one thousand seeds.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Any epithelial cell may be so granular from degenerative changes that the nucleus is obscured.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The sediment contains a few hyaline and finely granular casts and an occasional red blood-cell.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

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.