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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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Using 19 different colors to distinguish the various skull and facial bones, this anatomical model displays all seven cervical vertebrae (C1, C2 and C7 in color) and also shows the rhombencephalon, or hindbrain, spinal cord, nerves going to the cervical spine, all the vertebral arteries (including the rear) and their confluence in the basilar artery, as well as all fissures, foramina, processes and sutures.
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Uninhibited elastase in the bronchial tree, because of either excess elastase or a deficiency in AAT, results in the development of basilar pulmonary emphysema (in contrast to the apical disease present in other forms of emphysema).
Plasma proteins as biomarkers: acute phase proteins by Steinert, Don / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
 
 
 
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