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basal cell
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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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Origin of basal cell
First recorded in 1925–30
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Medical definitions for basal cell
basal cell
n.
A type of cell found in the deepest layer of the epithelium.
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