Basal or basilar is a term meaning base, bottom, or minimum.
Science
- Basal (anatomy), an anatomical term of location for features associated with the base of an organism or structure
- Basal (medicine), a minimal level that is necessary for health or life, such as a minimum insulin dose
- Basal (phylogenetics), a relative position in a phylogenetic tree closer to the root
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- Basal body, an organelle formed from a centriole, and a short cylindrical array of microtubules
- Basal body temperature, the lowest temperature attained by the body during rest
- Basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer
- Basal crepitations, crackling noises at the base of a lung or lungs
- Basal forebrain, a collection of structures located ventrally to the striatum
- Basal ganglia, a group of sub cortical nuclei at the base of the brain
- Basal lamina, the surface on which epithelial cells are attached
- Basal membrane, a surface of a polarized cell's plasma membrane
- Basal metabolic rate, the amount of daily energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state
- Basilar artery, a major artery in the brain
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Places
- Basal, Hungary, a village in Hungary
- Basal, Pakistan, a village in the Attock District
Other
- Basal plate (disambiguation)
- Basal sliding, the act of a glacier sliding over the bed before it due to meltwater increasing the water pressure underneath the glacier causing it to be lifted from its bed
- Basal conglomerate, see conglomerate (geology)
See also
- Basel (disambiguation)
- Basil (disambiguation)