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basal cell

noun

, Cell Biology.
  1. 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.

B, Formation of the first spore-mother-cell (sm), from the basal cell (a) of one of the rows of spores.

The antheridium consists at first of a basal cell and a terminal one.

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