basilar
/ˈbasɪlə
/adjective
Of or situated at the base of something, especially of the skull, or of the organ of Corti in the ear.Transverse sections through the pons show that it consists of two parts - the basilar, or ventral pons, and the dorsally located pontine tegmentum....
- Many arterial branches arise from the vertebral and basilar artery to supply the medulla oblongata and the pons.
- The sphenoidal sinus may be absent or small; it may be very large and extend into the basilar process of the occipital bone, the greater or lesser wings of the sphenoid, or the pterygoid processes.
Origin
Mid 16th century: from modern Latin basilaris, formed irregularly from Latin basis (see basis).
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