Defn: The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the skull.
BASIPODITE
Ba*sip"o*dite, n. Etym: [Basi- + , , foot.] (Anat.)
Defn: The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.
BASIPTERYGIUM
Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. a base + a fin.] (Anat.)
Defn: A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. — Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al (, a.
BASIPTERYGOID
Ba`sip*ter"y*goid, a. & n. Etym: [Basi- + pierygoid.] (Anat.)
Defn: Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.
BASIS
Ba"sis, n.; pl. Bases. Etym: [L. basis, Gr. . See Base, n.]
1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests. Dryden.
2. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.] If no basis bear my rising name. Pope.