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bas⋅i⋅lar

  [bas-uh-ler]
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–adjective
1. pertaining to or situated at the base, esp. the base of the skull.
2. basal.
Also, bas⋅i⋅lar⋅y  [bas-uh-ler-ee] .

Origin:
1535–45; < NL basilāre, equiv. to ML bassil(e) pelvis + -āre, neut. of -āris -ar 1
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bas·i·lar   (bās'ə-lər)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull: the basilar artery.

[New Latin basilāris, from Latin basis, base; see basis.]
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Main Entry: bas·i·lar
Pronunciation: 'baz-(&-)l&r, 'bas- also 'bAz- or 'bAs-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, orsituated at the base <basilar fractures of the skull>
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basilar bas·i·lar (bās'ə-lər)
adj.
Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull.

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