basilar

ˈbæsɪlər

Definition

Definition of basilar - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medical

TECH.

related to the base of a structure

TECH.

The basilar artery supplies blood to the brain.

basal

fundamental

skull

TECH.

located at the base of the skull

TECH.

The basilar part of the occipital bone is crucial.

cranial

occipital

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basilar artery

unpaired artery formed by vertebral arteries that supplies pons and cerebellum

The basilar artery supplies blood to the pons and cerebellum.

basilar impression

abnormal skull base displacement affecting the brainstem

The MRI showed a basilar impression affecting the patient's brainstem.

Origin of basilar

Latin, basis (base) + -ar (pertaining to)

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cerebellar artery

brain blood vessel

artery that supplies the cerebellum and branches from basilar or vertebral artery

labyrinthine artery

vessel

artery from the basilar artery that supplies the inner ear

posterior cerebral artery

brain artery

artery from the basilar artery supplying temporal and occipital lobes

vertebrobasilar

adj.

medical

related to both vertebral and basilar arteries

Examples of basilar in a sentence

Damage to the basilar part of the skull can be serious.
The basilar artery is vital for brain function.
Injuries to the basilar region can be severe.

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French:basilaire, de la base du crâne, ...
German:basilar, schädelbasisnah, ...
Italian:basilare, alla base del cranio, ...
Spanish:basilar, de la base del cráneo, ...
Portuguese:basilar, ...
Chinese:基底的, 颅底的, ...
Japanese:基底の, 底部の, ...
Arabic:قاعِيّ, قاعِدي, ...
Hebrew:בָּסִיסִי, מְמוּקָם בְּבָסִיס הַגּוֹלְגוֹלֶת, ...
Russian:базилярный, основанный, ...
Ukrainian:базилярний, ...
Hindi:आधारिक, ...
Bengali:বেসিলার, করোটির গোড়ার, ...
Catalan:basilar, ...
Czech:bazilární, ležící na spodině lebky, ...
Danish:basilær, ...
Dutch:basilaire, basilair, ...
Greek:βασικός, βασιλαρικός, ...
Hungarian:baziláris, koponyaalapi, ...
Khmer:ទាក់ទងនឹងផ្នែកបាត, នៅបាតលលាដ៍ក្បាល, ...
Korean:기저의, 바실라의, ...
Persian:قاعده‌ای, بنیادی, ...
Polish:podstawny, bazalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):basilar, ...
Romanian:bazilar, ...
Swedish:basilär, ...
Thai:ฐาน, ที่ฐานกะโหลก, ...
Turkish:baziler, ...
Vietnamese:nền, nền tảng, ...

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Definition of basilar - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Expressions with basilar

Origin of basilar

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Terms with basilar included in their meaning

Examples of basilar in a sentence

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