basilar

(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.

[New Latin basilāris, from Latin basis, base. See basis.]

(băs'ə-lər)
adj.

Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull.

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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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or located at the base
  Synonym: basilary
  Pertains to noun: base (meaning #7)

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