basilar

[ bas-uh-ler ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

pertaining to or situated at the base, bases, especially the base bases of the skull.
basal.

basilar

/ ˈbæsɪlə /

Origin of basilar¹

1535–45; < New Latin basilāre, equivalent to Medieval Latin bassil ( e ) pelvis + -āre, neuter of -āris -ar ¹

Origin of basilar¹

C16: from New Latin basilaris , from Latin basis base ¹; compare Medieval Latin bassile pelvis

There is no overlap in length of body, basilar length, zygomatic breadth, mastoidal breadth or length of nasals.

The presphenoid might also be considered as a vertebral body, but it develops independently of the basilar plate and trabeculæ.

The processes of this basilar plate, the trabeculæ, are quite unlike anything in the vertebral column.

It turns round this to gain the fissure between the basilar and retrossal processes, and becomes lodged in the preplantar fissure.

Together with the digital artery it descends to near the basilar process of the os pedis.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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