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apicobasal

apicobasal adjective: relating to an apex and a base.

Adjective

apicobasal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to an apex and a base
    • They provide the apicobasal polarity of tubular cells and regulate the paracellular flux of molecules between urine and interstitium.2015 July 6, “Shear Stress-Induced Alteration of Epithelial Organization in Human Renal Tubular Cells”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of apicobasal

From apico- + basal.

Words formed from apicobasal

Questions about apicobasal

What does apicobasal mean?
Apicobasal means relating to an apex and a base.
What part of speech is apicobasal?
Apicobasal is an adjective.

Words near apicobasal in the dictionary

  1. apickaback
  2. apico-
  3. apico-alveolar
  4. apico-dental
  5. apicoalveolar
  6. apicobasal
  7. apicobasally
  8. apicobasolateral
  9. apicocardiac
  10. apicocomplexan
  11. apicocoronal

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