BASILAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does basilar mean? 

• BASILAR (adjective)
  The adjective BASILAR has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or located at the base

  Familiarity information: BASILAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BASILAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or located at the base

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

basilar; basilary

Context example:

the basilar membrane of the cochlea

Pertainym:

base ((anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment)

Derivation:

base (the bottom or lowest part)

 Context examples 

The clinical course is variable and is dependent upon the extent of the occlusion and the location of the clot along the basilar artery which determines the resultant neurologic impairment.

(Basilar Artery Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Any artery arising from the basilar artery.

(Basilar Artery Branch, NCI Thesaurus)

Hair cells are spread across a flat surface called the basilar membrane, which is rolled like a carpet and tucked into a snail shell-shaped structure in the inner ear called the cochlea.

(Hearing different frequencies, NIH)

An artery that originates from the basilar artery and distributes blood to the cerebellum.

(Cerebellar Artery, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell situated on the inner most layer of the basilar membrane of the cochlea.

(Inner Hair Cell of the Organ of the Corti, NCI Thesaurus)

A flattened cell that rests on the tympanic lip of the spiral lamina (inner pillar cell) and on the basilar membrane (outer pillar cell), thereby forming the tunnel of the Organ of Corti.

(Pillar Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell situated on one of three of the most outer layers of the basilar membrane of the cochlea.

(Outer Hair Cell of the Organ of the Corti, NCI Thesaurus)

A tall, slender cell extending from the basilar membrane to the free surface of the organ of Corti.

(Inner Supporting Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

An enteroendocrine cell located in the basilar portions of the glands of the gastrointestinal tract.

(Argentaffin Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

The inferior region of the skull consisting of an internal (cerebral), and an external (basilar) surface.

(Base of the Skull, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)