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81Basal thermometer — Colloquially used as a synonym for basal temperature. Any thermometer can be used to take the basal temperature, although special digital thermometers that are capable of storing and tracking basal temperatures over a period of time are available …
82basal platform — (BRYOZOA: Gymnolaemata) In Cheilostomata, the multizooidal skeletal layers of the basal zooidal walls; basal plate …
83basal metabolic rate — Physiol. the rate at which energy is expended in a basal condition, calculated as calories per hour per square meter of body surface and compared with a normal standard expressed as the percentage above or below the amount of oxygen normally used …
84Basal temperature — 1) Usually, a person’s temperature on awakening in the morning. As changes in basal temperature accompany ovulation, it is often tracked by women who wish to ensure or avoid pregnancy. 2) A crude measure of thyroid function via taking and… …
85basal segment anteromedial — the anterior basal and medial basal segments of the lower lobe of the left lung considered as a unit …
86basal cell nevus syndrome — A genetic condition that causes unusual facial features and disorders of the skin, bones, nervous system, eyes, and endocrine glands. People with this syndrome have a higher risk of basal cell carcinoma. Also called Gorlin syndrome and nevoid… …
87basal body temperature method — noun natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman s menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation • Syn: ↑basal body temperature method of family planning •… …
88basal body temperature method of family planning — noun natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman s menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation • Syn: ↑basal body temperature method • Hypernyms: ↑natural… …
89basal disk — noun : an expanded basal portion by which certain stalked sessile organisms are attached to the substrate * * * Anat. the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate. Also called pedal disk …
90basal plane — noun 1. : a plane parallel to the lateral or horizontal axis 2. : a basal pinacoid * * * basal plane noun (crystallography) A crystal face or form parallel to the lateral or horizontal axes • • • Main Entry: ↑base …
