Definition of Basal body

1. Noun. (biology) A cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella ¹

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Medical Definition of Basal body

1. Structure found at the base of eukaryotic cilia and flagella consisting of a continuation of the nine outer sets of axonemal microtubules but with the addition of a C tubule to form a triplet (like the centriole). May be self replicating and serves as a nucleating centre for axonemal assembly. Anchored in the cytoplasm by rootlets. Synonymous with kinetosome. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Basal Body

bas-relief
bas-reliefs
bas bleu
bas mitzvah
bas relief
bas reliefs
basad
basaji
basal
basal-nerved
basal age
basal anaesthesia
basal annulus
basal area
basal bodies
basal body (current term)
basal body temperature
basal body temperature method
basal body temperature method of family planning
basal bone
basal bristle
basal cell adenoma
basal cell carcinoma
basal cell epithelioma
basal cell hyperplasia
basal cell layer
basal cell nevus
basal cell nevus syndrome
basal cell papilloma

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