Tissue
stratum basale
stra·tum basale
Definitions related to stratum basale:
  • (rete malpighii) The deepest layer of the epidermis, which includes both the stratum basale and stratum spinosum as a single layer.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The deepest layer of the epidermis, which is adjacent to the dermis, and which is the primary location of mitotically active cells of the epidermis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (basal cell layer of epidermis) Layer of epidermis proper, each instance of which is the deepest layer of some epidermis, beneath some stratum spinosum and primarily made up of some basal keratinocyte stem cells and some melanocytes.
    Foundational Model of Anatomy
    University of Washington, 2017
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