basiepidermal

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adjective

relating to the base of the epidermis

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Meanings

adjectivebasiepidermal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyrelating 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

From basi- + epidermal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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