rodent ulcer

noun, Pathology
1.
an ulcerating basal cell skin cancer, common on the face.
Origin
1850-55
British Dictionary definitions for rodent ulcer

rodent ulcer

noun
1.
a slow-growing malignant tumour on the face, usually occurring at the edge of the eyelids, lips, or nostrils
Contemporary definitions for rodent ulcer
noun

See basal cell carcinoma

rodent ulcer in Medicine

rodent ulcer ro·dent ulcer (rōd'nt)
n.
A slowly enlarging ulcerated basal cell carcinoma, usually on the face.