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41Basal (medicine) — Basal refers to a minimal level that is necessary for health or life. As used by diabetics and health care professionals, it describes a low, continuous dosage of insulin (either as a basal rate from an insulin pump or a slow acting insulin… …
42basal granule — n BASAL BODY * * * basal body …
43basal lamina — n 1) the part of the gray matter of the embryonic neural tube from which the motor nerve roots arise 2) a thin extracellular layer composed chiefly of collagen, proteoglycans, and glycoproteins (as laminin and fibronectin) that lies adjacent to… …
44basal cell — n one of the innermost cells of the deeper epidermis of the skin * * * a type of keratinocyte found in the basal layer of the epidermis …
45basal-cell carcinoma — n a skin cancer derived from and preserving the form of the basal cells of the skin …
46basal ganglion — n any of four deeply placed masses of gray matter within each cerebral hemisphere comprising the caudate nucleus, the lentiform nucleus, the amygdala, and the claustrum usu. used in pl. called also basal nucleus …
47basal nucleus — n BASAL GANGLION …
48basal cell — n. a cell of the basal, or deepest, layer of the epidermis …
49basal metabolism — n. the minimum quantity of energy used or required to sustain life in an organism at rest: it is measured, in people, by the rate (basal metabolic rate) at which heat is given off by a conscious, resting person in a warm place 12 to 18 hours… …
50Basal-nerved — Ba sal nerved , a. (Bot.) Having the nerves radiating from the base; said of leaves. [1913 Webster] …
