basal
Example Sentences
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Alexa says she was diagnosed with a basal cell carcinoma, which usually starts as a lump or discoloured patch on the skin that doesn't go away.
From BBC
Findings such as these suggest that in people with RBD, movement is generated through a motor circuit that bypasses the basal ganglia.
From Scientific American
Those lesions were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.
From Seattle Times
A lesion that doctors had found above her right eye during a routine screening late last year was removed on Wednesday and confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma - a highly treatable form of skin cancer.
From Washington Times
The Skin Cancer Foundation says the delicate skin around the eyes is especially vulnerable to damage from the sun’s ultraviolet rays, which makes basal cell carcinoma on and around the eyelids particularly common.
From Seattle Times
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