Basement Membrane Definition

noun
A thin, delicate layer of connective tissue underlying the epithelium of many organs.
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A thin noncellular layer located between epithelial cells and the connective tissue that underlies them, composed of collagen and other proteins and having a variety of functions including support and filtration.
American Heritage Medicine

(anatomy, histology) A thin sheet of fibrous cells that underlies the epithelium.

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basement membrane
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basement-membranes

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