BCC

See also: bcc

English

Noun

BCC (plural BCCs)

1. Alternative letter-case form of bcc; initialism of blind carbon copy.
2. (medicine) Initialism of basal cell carcinoma.
   • 1993, W. E. De Launey, Harvey Rotstein, W. A. Land, De Launey and Land Principles and Practice of Dermatology:

     Ulcerated BCC may mimic SCC, and Bowen's disease may be misdiagnosed for the superficial and morphoeic forms.

   • 2016 March 3, “Novel Acylguanidine Derivatives Targeting Smoothened Induce Antiproliferative and Pro-Apoptotic Effects in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Cells”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Among the inhibitors of the Hh pathway that interact directly with SMO, vismodegib and sonidegib are the two compounds approved by FDA in 2012 and 2015, respectively, for the treatment of basal cell carcinoma (BCC).

Related terms

• (blind carbon copy): CC

Proper noun

BCC

1. Abbreviation of British Chambers of Commerce.

Related terms

• chamber of commerce

 

Anagrams

• CBC, CCB