n :  a basal attachment: as  a  :  the basal part of each side of the neural arch of a vertebra connecting the laminae with the centrum  b  :  the narrow basal part by which various organs (as kidney or spleen) are continuous with other body structures  c  :  the narrow base of a tumor  d  :  the part of a pedicle flap left attached to the original site .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pediculi 
 
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