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Basal
Meaning
Adj
●
Basic,
elementary
;
relating
to, or
forming
, the
base
, or point of origin.
●
In Anatomy:
Associated with the
base
of an
organism
or structure.
●
In Medicine:
Of a
minimal
level that is
necessary
for
maintaining
the health or life of an organism.
●
In Taxonomy:
In a
phylogenetic tree
, being a group, or
member
of a group, which
diverged
earlier
. The
earliest
clade
to
branch
in a
larger
clade
.
Noun
●
base,
bottom
, minimum
●
In Anatomy:
Any
basal
structure or part
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Origin
basal
English
-al
English
base
English
bas
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
bassus
Latin
base
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
basis
Latin
βάσις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
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Etym
Related
Epithelium
Epithelial
Parenchyma
Mucosa
Epidermis
Epidermal
Dorsal
Apical
Rostral
Ectoderm
Anterior
Ventral
Cortex
Keratinocytes
Cortical
Caudal
Lateral
Distal
Hemoglobin
Luminal
Lipid
Tissue
Metabolic
Abaxial
Ovary
Salivary
Junctional
Endothelium
Frontal
Papillary
Mesoderm
Medial
Mammalian
Insulin
Posterior
Proximal
Lamina
Leaf
Axillary
Glucagon
Progesterone
Leukemia
Parietal
Estrogen
Stems
Fibroblast
Hepatocyte
Mesenchymal
Creatine Kinase
Glial Cell
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Rhymes
Basal
Hazel
Nasal
Basil
Phrasal
Binasal
Nonnasal
Epinasal
Alinasal
Oronasal
Prenasal
Subnasal
Muconasal
Mesonasal
Endonasal
Perinasal
Appraisal
Postnasal
Oralnasal
Hyponasal
Paranasal
Sinonasal
Basinasal
Retronasal
Ethmonasal
Infranasal
Hypernasal
Antronasal
Oculonasal
Bucconasal
Dorsonasal
Septonasal
Labionasal
Intranasal
Orthonasal
Internasal
Extranasal
Supranasal
Transnasal
Superonasal
Inferonasal
Palatonasal
Rostronasal
Orbitonasal
Frontonasal
Ventronasal
Vomeronasal
Linguonasal
Circumnasal
Tracheonasal
Lacrimonasal
Maxillonasal
Temporonasal
Pharyngonasal
Palpebronasal
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