apicobasal

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adjective

Relating to an apex and a base

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Meanings

adjectiveapicobasal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating 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

From apico- + basal.

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Translations

Portuguese apicobasal
  • apicobasalrelating to an apex and a base

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

apicobasal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicobasal

MLA

“apicobasal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicobasal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apicobasal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apicobasal.

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