(from the article `epidermis`) in zoology, protective outermost portion of the skin. There are two layers of epidermis, the living basal layer, which is next to the dermis, and the ...
Synonym for stratum basale ... The outermost layer of the endometrium which undergoes only minimal changes during the menstrual cycle. ... Synonym: basal layer. ... Synonym: stratum basale epidermidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
stratum basale.
Type: Term Synonyms: stratum basale1
the columnar or rectangular cells at the bottom of the epidermis from which new cells are continuously produced. Scattered melanocytes are normally found in this layer.