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basal cell Audio
ba·sal cell [ bay-sul sel ]
Definitions related to basal cell:
  • A small, round cell found in the lower part (or base) of the epidermis, the outer layer of the skin.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Cell in lowest layer of a stratified tissue, e.g., epithelium; site of tissue renewal.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (skin basal cell) A cuboidal or low columnar cell in the deepest epidermal layer, stratum basale (stratum germinativum), adjacent to the basal lamina.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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