(from the article `integument`) The epidermis is the product of the deepest layer of its cells, those that lie immediately over the dermis. From this generative layer, known as the ...
Synonym for stratum basale epidermidis ... The deepest layer of the epidermis, composed of dividing stem cells and anchoring cells. ... Synonym: basal cell layer, columnar layer, germinative layer, palisade layer, stratum basale, stratum cylindricum, stratum germinativum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(strat´әm jur″mĭ-nә-ti´vәm) stratum basale. the stratum basale and stratum spinosum of the epidermis considered together. Called also germinative layer and malpighian layer.
Type: Term Synonyms: stratum basale epidermidis
[n] - the innermost layer of the epidermis
stratum basale noun the innermost layer of the epidermis