- basilemma
- SYN: basement membrane. [basi- + G. lemma, rind]
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ba·si·lem·ma (ba″sĭ-lemґə) [basi- + lemma] basement membrane.
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basilemma
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basilemma — see basement membrane … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
basement membrane — 1. The noncellular membrane underlying the epidermal cells of the body wall that separates it from the body cavity. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) Applied also to the inner surface of the eye; the basilemma … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
