basilar
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bas·i·lar
(băs'ə-lər) 
also bas·i·lar·y (-lĕr'ē)
adj.
Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull: the basilar artery.
also bas·i·lar·y (-lĕr'ē)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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(băs'ə-lər)
adj.
adj.
Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull.
Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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basilar
Pertaining to a base or basal part.
- b. artery — one of the main blood supplies to the brain. It originates from the junction of the two vertebral arteries, runs in a median groove, beneath the medulla and pons, and terminates rostrally at the cerebral circle (of Willis).
- b. fracture — at the base of the skull, usually involving the occipital and basisphenoid bones.
- b. impression — see platybasia.
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