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

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basal cell in Medicine

basal cell

n.

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

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