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see basement membrane.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
basilemma
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basilemma — SYN: basement membrane. [basi + G. lemma, rind] * * * ba·si·lem·ma (ba″sĭ lemґə) [basi + lemma] basement membrane … Medical dictionary
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
