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basal cell carcinoma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A common type of nonmelanocytic skin cancer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: basalioma

Antonyms: none provided

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Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: carcinoma basocel·lular — type of skin cancer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基底細胞癌 /基底细胞癌 (jīdǐ xìbāo ái) — type of skin cancer
  • Finnish: basaliooma — type of skin cancer
  • Finnish: ihon tyvisolusyöpä — type of skin cancer
  • French: carcinome basocellulaire — type of skin cancer
  • German: Basalzellkarzinom — type of skin cancer
  • German: Basaliom — type of skin cancer
  • Korean: 기저세포암 (gijeosepoam) — type of skin cancer
  • Romanian: carcinom bazocelular — type of skin cancer
  • Turkish: bazal hücreli cilt kanseri — type of skin cancer