basal cell

noun Cell Biology.

any cell situated at the base of a multilayered tissue, as at the lowest layer of the epidermis.

Origin of basal cell

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby basal cell

basad, basal, basal anaesthesia, basal anesthesia, basal body, basal cell, basal cell carcinoma, basal cell nevus, basal conglomerate, basal disk, basal ganglia

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Medical definitions for basal cell

basal cell

n.

A type of cell found in the deepest layer of the epithelium.