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basal

[bey-suhl, -zuhl] / ˈbeɪ səl, -zəl /


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Over the past decade, scientists have identified two main molecular subtypes of pancreatic cancer, classical and basal.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 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

At the same time, there was an increase in basal progenitor cells, which usually appear later as development progresses.

From Science Daily • Dec. 17, 2025

Ramsay announced earlier this week that he had basal cell carcinoma removed from his jaw in an Instagram post.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 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