SYN: basal (1). [L.]
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ba·sa·lis bə-'sā-ləs n, pl -les -.lēz the basal part of the endometrium that is not shed during menstruation see DECIDUA BASALIS
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ba·sa·lis (ba-saґlis) [L., from Gr. basis base] [TA] basal; a general term denoting relationship to or location near a base.Medical dictionary. 2011.