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Examples of basal cell in a Sentence
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The most severe cause involves basal cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 24 July 2024
But like basal cell carcinoma, SCC comes in various guises.
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Amy Norton, SELF, 19 July 2024
In March 2024, Simmons revealed that he had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, located underneath his right eye.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 14 July 2024
The most common types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.
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Corey Whelan, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1889, in the meaning defined above
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Cite this Entry
“Basal cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basal%20cell. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
basal cell
noun
: one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin
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