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basiepidermal

basiepidermal adjective: relating to the base of the epidermis.

Adjective

basiepidermal (not comparable)

  1. relating to the base of the epidermis
    • There are about 1500 tube feet per sea urchin, each comprised of several well-defined layers: an outer epidermis, a basiepidermal nerve plexus, a connective tissue layer and a longitudinal muscle layer lined with ciliated epithelium facing the inner water vascular lumen [13 –15 ].2015 August 13, “Tissue Regeneration and Biomineralization in Sea Urchins: Role of Notch Signaling and Presence of Stem Cell Markers”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of basiepidermal

From basi- + epidermal.

Questions about basiepidermal

What does basiepidermal mean?
Basiepidermal means relating to the base of the epidermis.
What part of speech is basiepidermal?
Basiepidermal is an adjective.

Words near basiepidermal in the dictionary

  1. basidomycete
  2. basidorsal
  3. basidorsals
  4. basidospore
  5. basids
  6. basiepidermal
  7. basiepidermally
  8. basiepithelial
  9. basiethmoid
  10. basifacial
  11. basificate

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