rodent ulcer

 
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rodent ulcer


n.

A cancerous skin ulcer that derives from basal cells and usually occurs on the face.

[Latin rodēns, rodent-, gnawing. See rodent.]


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Dental Dictionary: rodent ulcer

n

A slowly developing serpiginous ulceration of a basal cell carcinoma of the skin. See also basal cell carcinoma.

 
Medical Dictionary: ro·dent ulcer
(rōd'nt)
n.

A slowly enlarging ulcerated basal cell carcinoma, usually on the face.

 
 

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