basal lamina

noun

The thin layer of extracellular matrix upon which epithelial cells reside.

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Meanings

nounbasal lamina (usually uncountable, plural basal laminae or basal laminas)

plural basal laminae · plural basal laminas

  1. uncountableusuallyanatomyThe thin layer of extracellular matrix upon which epithelial cells reside.
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