basal cell

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. any cell situated at the base of a multilayered tissue, as at the lowest layer of the epidermis.

Word History and Origins

Origin of basal cell¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Coffee Consumption Associated with Decreased Risk for Basal-Cell Carcinoma.

From The Daily Beast

B, Formation of the first spore-mother-cell (sm), from the basal cell (a) of one of the rows of spores.

From Project Gutenberg

The antheridium consists at first of a basal cell and a terminal one.

From Project Gutenberg