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basal cell
noun
, Cell Biology.
- any cell situated at the base of a multilayered tissue, as at the lowest layer of the epidermis.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of basal cell1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
Coffee Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk for Basal-Cell Carcinoma.
From The Daily Beast
B, Formation of the first spore-mother-cell (sm), from the basal cell (a) of one of the rows of spores.
From Project Gutenberg
The antheridium consists at first of a basal cell and a terminal one.
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