adjective
- relating to or located at the base of something, especially anatomical structures
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The basilar artery supplies blood to the brainstem.
- Basilar skull fractures can be particularly dangerous.
- The doctor examined the basilar membrane in the inner ear.
- Basilar migraine affects the base of the brain.
- The basilar part of the occipital bone forms the skull base.
- Researchers studied basilar dendrites in nerve cells.