See Also: basal cell layer(medicine)
basal layer(medicine)
Weil's basal layer(medicine)
basal layer of choroid(medicine)
basal layer of ciliary body(medicine)
Basal cell(medicine)
basal cell papilloma(medicine)
basal cell hyperplasia(medicine)
basal cell epithelioma(medicine)
Carcinoma, basal cell(health)

basal cell layer (medicine)


basal cell layer -->
stratum basale epidermidis


The deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells.

Synonym: basal cell layer, columnar layer, germinative layer, palisade layer, stratum basale, stratum cylindricum, stratum germinativum.