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basal

[bey-suhl, -zuhl] / ˈbeɪ səl, -zəl /


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"Luckily," she says, "they were all slow-growing basal cell carcinomas. I had to have two cut out and two taken off via cryotherapy."

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

Simon said that at the same time as her Parkinson's diagnosis, she was treated for a facial basal cell carcinoma.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

The striatum is part of the basal ganglia, a group of neuron clusters located deep in the brain.

From Science Daily May 10, 2026

“That’s what you call a basal thermometer. It reads the temperature down to a tenth of a degree.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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