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Definitions of basal:

adjective:   serving as or forming a base
adjective:   of primary importance
adjective:   especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
Example: "Basal placentation"

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basic beginning elementary rudimental rudimentary simple-complex start-end foundational fundamental original primary radical underlying surface-depth energy stratum metabolic thyroid radioiodine ganglion-4 basal-phylogenetics basal-medicine basal-ganglia basal-lamina anatomical-terms-of-location sponge-6 substrate-marine-biology basal-hungary hungary basal-thermometer digital-basal-thermometer interbrain infrabasal skin-cancer-non-melanoma-prognosis telencephalon basalioma basiloma w-r-berkley-corporation basal-metabolic-rate basal-water-table hypobasal bmr cardiac-fatigue rootlets claw

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