basal cell carcinoma
Noun
Meaning
basal cell carcinoma (countable and uncountable, plural basal cell carcinomas)
(pathology) A common type of nonmelanocytic skin cancer.
Synonyms
adenocarcinoma
rhabdomyosarcoma
Bowen's disease
actinic keratosis
angiosarcoma
leiomyosarcoma
form of skin cancer
carcinoma in situ
dermatofibroma
cutaneous t-cell lymphoma
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
clear cell carcinoma
adenosquamous carcinoma
carcinoid tumor
kind of skin cancer
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Examples
Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.
Lauren Coathup, 27, from Chelmsford, Essex found that she had been diagnosed with Basal Cell Carcinoma on Christmas Eve 2018.