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stratum germinativum

[′strad·əm ‚jər·mə·nə′tī·vəm]
(histology)
The innermost germinative layer of the epidermis.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Squamatisation of stratum basale, Vacuolization of spaces between stratum basale layer seen.
The stratum basale is the cell layer adj acent to the basale lamina (that is in contact with the circulation) with a substantial amount of mitochondria and other organelles.
The current results declared that the vaginal mucosa showed numerous deep folds (Figure 1), well-developed stratum basale and prominent basement membrane (Figure 2), and well-nourished lamina propria with profuse cellular elements and blood supply and presence of different immune defensive cells in the epithelium of the vagina (Figure 3).
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