basilar (redirected from basilar fracture)

basilar /bas·i·lar/ (bas´ĭ-lar) pertaining to a base or basal part.

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bas·i·lar (bs-lr)

adj.

Of, relating to, or located at or near the base, especially the base of the skull.

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basilar

[bas′ilər]

Etymology: Gk, basis, foundation

pertaining to a base or a basal area.

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basilar

pertaining to a base or basal part.

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basilar artery

one of the main blood supplies to the brain. It originates from the junction of the two vertebral arteries, runs in a median groove, beneath the medulla and pons, and terminates rostrally at the cerebral circle (of Willis). See also Table 9.

basilar fracture

at the base of the skull, usually involving the occipital and basisphenoid bones.

basilar impression

see platybasia.