basiepidermal

English

Etymology

From basi- +‎ epidermal.

Adjective

basiepidermal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) relating to the base of the epidermis
    • 2015 August 13, “Tissue Regeneration and Biomineralization in Sea Urchins: Role of Notch Signaling and Presence of Stem Cell Markers”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133860:
      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 ].
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