skin cancer

Noun

Meaning

a malignant neoplasm of the skin

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

ringworm skin dermatitis carcinoma scabies herpes acne lichen eczema itch shingles hives epithelioma impetigo melanoma
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Hypernyms

carcinoma

Hyponyms

cancroid epithelioma melanoma malignant melanoma squamous cell carcinoma

Examples

There is something refreshingly ironic about people lying on the beach contracting skin cancer in an attempt to acquire a purely illusory appearance of good health, while germ-laden medical waste washes up on the sand all around them. (entitled Surf's Down Forever, p. 207) George Carlin

I wanted to create a multibillion dollar company that lets me go out and let us go out and change the world and create a Skin Cancer Awareness Center that costs a quarter a billion dollars. Curt Schilling

Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. Landon Donovan

It's so important to encourage the use of suncream, tan in a bottle and the disuse of sunbeds which are known world-wide as causes of skin cancer. Peter Andre

We all live in fear of cancer, but to be told you have skin cancer was terrifying. Stephanie Beacham

Abramson was 88 when he passed away from complications from skin cancer. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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