basal cell

collocation in English

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basal
adjective
uk
/ˈbeɪ.səl/us
/ˈbeɪ.səl/
forming the bottom layer ...
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cell
noun[C]
uk
/sel/us
/sel/
the smallest basic unit of a plant ...
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The upper trichomebasalcellwill differentiate into a heterocyst.
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Basalcellcarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and lymphoma can occur at the wound edge, or may be the original cause of the ulcer.
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A number of treatment options are available forbasalcellcarcinoma with the decision to treat based on clinical appearance, histological examination, previous medical history and patient choice.
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Risk of developing anotherbasalcellcarcinoma.
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Less commonly,basalcellcarcinomas may present as nonhealing ulcers.
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He had been undergoing a course in radiotherapy for thebasalcellcondition; but that course was ceased immediately.
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Myoepithelial cells in these cases constitute thebasalcelllayer of an epithelium that harbors the epithelial progenitor.
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Basalcellcarcinoma is a skin cancer which shows most commonly as a growth on the head, back or upper chest.
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It may also be instrumental in the destruction of skin cancers such asbasalcellcarcinoma.
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Diagnosis ofbasalcellcancer can be made with some limitation, as morphology of the tumor is often disrupted.
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Basalcellcarcinomas are the most frequently encountered kind of cancer affecting the eyelid, making up 85% to 95% of all malignant eyelid tumors.
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It is now approved in many countries and has been used to treat non-melanoma skin cancer (includingbasalcellcarcinoma).
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For melanomas andbasalcellcancers exposure during childhood is particularly harmful.
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Basalcellcarcinomas may develop around the age of 35.
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The apical cell is somewhat rounded at its terminal end whereas thebasalcellis elongated and does not have chlorophyll.
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The smaller terminal cell divides to become the proembryo while the largerbasalcelldivides laterally to form the suspensor.
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Some authors claim that their 5 year cure rate for primarybasalcellcancer exceeded 99% while other noted more conservative cure rate of 97%.
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When the pathway malfunctions, it can result in diseases likebasalcellcarcinoma.
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Because of this characteristic feature, the adjective lentiginous is used to describe other skin lesions that similarly proliferate linearly within thebasalcelllayer.
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