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hemidesmosome
hemidesmosome definition - medical
hem·i·des·mo·some (hĕmˌĭ-dĕzˈmə-sōmˌ, -dĕsˈ-)
noun Any of the specialized structures representing half desmosomes that occur on the basal surface of certain stratified squamous epithelial cells.
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