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basilar

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bas·i·lar  (bs-lr) also bas·i·lar·y (-lr)
adj.
Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull: the basilar artery.
[New Latin basilris, from Latin basis, base; see basis.]
basilar [ˈbæsɪlə]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Chiefly anatomy of or situated at a base basilar artery (at the base of the skull) Also basilary [ˈbæsɪlərɪ -sɪlrɪ]
[from New Latin basilaris, from Latin basis base1; compare Medieval Latin bassile pelvis]
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Adj.1.basilar - of or relating to or located at the base; "the basilar membrane of the cochlea"
basilary


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