basement membrane
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Definition of basement membrane
: a thin membranous layer of connective tissue that separates a layer of epithelial cells from the underlying lamina propia
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1842
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1842
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base·ment membrane
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Medical Definition of basement membrane
1: a thin extracellular supporting layer that separates a layer of epithelial cells from the underlying lamina propria and is composed of the basal lamina and reticular lamina
2: basal lamina 2
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