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basal

[bey-suhl, -zuhl] / ˈbeɪ səl, -zəl /


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Close to 99% of these cases are basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The lesion -- clearly visible in recent weeks -- was a basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, said dermatologist Cristina Abdalla, who led the procedure at the Sirio-Libanes Hospital in Sao Paulo.

From Barron's Apr. 24, 2026

Non-melanoma cancers like basal and squamous cell are more common but usually less likely to spread or be fatal, he said.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

They detached from the ventricular zone more often and were more likely to become basal progenitor cells instead.

From Science Daily Dec. 17, 2025

The centrioles, which hoist the microtubules on which chromosomes are strung for mitosis, are similar separate creatures; when not busy with mitosis, they become the basal bodies to which cilia are attached.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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