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In microscopy, the portion of the stand of a micro- 

 scope upon which it rests. It i- important tor steadi- 

 ness. In electro-therapeutics, the part of a battery upon 

 which arc fastened the coil-posts and switches. B., 

 for Artificial Teeth; in the construction of a b 

 for artificial teeth, a transfer or model of plaster ol 

 Paris is first obtained. Then a metallic die and 

 counter die, if the base is to be of metal, are procured, 

 and between these a plate of suitable size and thick- 

 ness is swaged. See Metallic Base and Vulcanite 

 Base. B., Organic, a term including a large mini >< r 

 organic compounds, especially nitrogen compounds, 

 which, like ammonium, unite with acids to form salts. 

 They are commonly called alkaloids. 



Base-ball Pitcher's Arm, a peculiar condition of the 

 arm arising from over-use, characterized by loss of 

 strength, tenderness, neuralgic pains, and inflamma- 

 tion and hypertrophy of the hone. 



Basecphysis (bas-ek' -fiz-is) [inn/r, a base, a foot; 

 ■ . a growing out, a shoot]. In biology, a branch 

 springing from the basal joint, as in the limbs of 

 Crustacea. Synonyms Exognathite, Exopodite. 



Basedow's Disease. An exophthalmic bronchocele ; 

 called also, Exophthalmic Goiter, and I .raves' Disease. 

 ///./and Diseases, Tabl 



Basement [bos' '-ment) [Fr. , bassement"]. The funda- 

 mental portion. B. Membrane. See Membrane. B. 

 Tissue. See Tissue. 



Bas Fond (bah fon(g)) [Fr.]. The floor of the urinary 

 bladder. 



Basham's Mixture. Mistura ferri et ammonii acetatis. 

 B. Test. See n able of. 



Basial (ba'-ze-al) [/Jdfftc, a foundation]. Relating to a 

 base, as to the basion. 



Basi-alveolar (ba-se-al-ve r -o-lar) [fiaotq, foundation; 

 alveolus, a little trough]. Relating to the basion and 

 the alveolar point. 



Basiarachnitis (ba-se-ar-ak-ni'-tis) [Baots, foundation; 

 V 17 /, a spider ; ir/r. inflammation]. Inflammation 

 of that part of the arachnoid that corresponds to the 

 base of the skull. 



Basiator (ba-ze-a' -tor) [basiare, to kiss]. The orbicu- 

 laris oris muscle. See Muscles, 7 



Basibracteolate (ba-se-brak' '-te-o-lat) [basis, a ba 

 bracteola, a little bract]. In biology, having the base 

 surrounded by bracts, as the dandelion. 



Basibranchial (ba-se-brang f -ke-al\ [ba , a base; bran- 

 chics, gills]. In biology, applied to the one or more 

 skeletal pieces forming the base of gills or branchiae. 



Basic [ba'-sik) [Qaats, a foundation]. Having proper- 

 lies the opposite of those of acids. An acid capable 

 of uniting with a single monad atom or radical is called 

 monobasic. One that will unite with two monad or 

 one dyad atom or radical, etc., is said to be dibasic. 

 This measure of the power of an acid is called its 

 basicity. B. Blue. Same as Spirit Blue. 



Basicerite (bas-is' '-er-lf) [Boots, base; iclpag, horn]. 

 The second joint of the antenna in a crustacean. 



Basicity (bas-is' '-it-e) [Boats, foundation]. I. The 

 quality of being bade. 2. The combining power of 

 an acid. 



Basicranial (ba-se-kra'-ne-al) [Boots, foundation; 



. the skull], Relatingto the base of the skull. 



B. Axis, a line running from a point midway be 



tween the occipital condyles through the median 



plane to the junction of the ethmoid and presphenoid. 



Basidigital ba- e-dif -it-aV) [ Jdfftc, foundation ; digitus, 

 a finger]. Pertaining to the bases of the digit-. B. 

 Bone, any metacarpal, or metatarsal bone. 



Basidiogenetic (ba -id n 1' ik\ > Hum, a 



spore-producing cell origin]. In biology, 



produced on a basidium. 



Basidiospore (bas-id'-e-o-spdr) [basidium, a spore-pro- 

 ducing cell ; Oiropa, seed]. One of the spores pro- 

 dined upon a basidium. 



Basidium (bas-id f -e-um) [dim. of \&aiq, a base: />.'., 

 ■ /<//</]. In biology, a large cell in the higher fungi, 

 borne on the hyiiienium and producing spores at its 

 free end. 



Basifacial (bas-e/a / -shal) [basis, foundation ; fades, 

 face]. Pertaining to the lower portion of the face. 

 B. Axis, in craniometry, a line from the anterior 

 point of the premaxilla to the anterior point of the 

 basicranial axis. 



Basifixed (ba' '-se-fikst) [basis, base ; fixus, fixed]. In 

 biology, attached by the base. 



Basifugal (bas-if-u-gal) [ ■ ■ , a base; fugere, to 

 ]. In biology, derived from, or proceeding away 

 from the base; acropetal; centrifugal. 



Basigynium (bas-ij'-i^-e-um) [ -incur, a base ; yvn, , a 

 female: igynial. See Gynophore. 



Basihyal [bas-c-hi'-al) [basis, base ; boeidhi , shaped like 

 the letter upsilon]. Either one of the two bones, one 

 on each side, that form the principal part of the body 

 of the hyoid arch. 



Basihyoid (bas-e-hi'-oid). See Basihyal. 



Basil (ba'-sil) [-iaat'/iKor, royal]. A kind of mint, 

 Ocymum basilicum ; aromatic and carminative. The 

 name i- given to other related plants. Unof. 



Basilad (bas'-il-ad) [Boots, foundation]. Toward or 

 to the base or basilar aspect. 



Basilar (bas / -il-ar) [Boots, base]. Pertaining to the 

 base, usually of the skull. B. Artery, the artery ex- 

 tending between the borders of the Pons Varolii ; 

 through its branches it supplies the substance of the 

 pons. See Arteries, Tableof. B. Aspect, the view of 

 the head looking toward the base of the skull. B. 

 Membrane, a membranous division-wall separating 

 the scala vestibuli from the scala tympani, extending 

 from the base to the apex of the cochlea, and sup- 

 porting the organ of Corti. B. Process, a. strong 

 quadrilateral plate of bone in front of the foramen 

 magnum. B. Suture, the suture formed by the junc- 

 tion of the basilar surface of the occipital bone with 

 the posterior surface of the body of the sphenoid. 



Basilary (bos' -il-a-re). Sec Basilar. 



Basilateral (bas-e-lat' -er-al) [basis, base; latus, side]. 

 Both basilar and lateral. 



Basilen (bas / -il-en) [basis, base]. Belonging to the 

 basilar portion in it-elf. 



Basilic (bas-il'-ik) [basilicus; QaoiTandc, royal]. Any 

 structure or medicine of importance (obsolescent |. 

 B. Vein, a large vein of the arm on the inner side 

 of the biceps. See Vein. 



Basilicon Ointment (bas-iV '-ik-on ointf-meni). An 

 ointment composed of yellow wax, yellow resin, and 

 Burgundy pitch aa 1 lb., olive oil ll.^xvj, to which, 

 when melted, turpentine ^iij are added. It is called 

 also the "four drug" ointment. There are several 

 other ointments bearing this name. See Resina. 



Basilo-bregmatic (bas-il-o-breg-ma^-ih)[ )aau . found- 

 ation; Ipiy/ia, the sinciput]. Pertaining to the I 

 of the skull and the bregma. 



Basilo-mental (bas-il-o-men'-tal) [basis, base; men- 

 turn, the chin]. Pertaining to the base of the skull 

 and to the chin. 



Basil-thyme (ba f -sil-tlm) [BooiXik6v, royal; %/iov, 

 thyme]. A European species of mint, Calamintha 

 acinos ; aromatic and calmative. Unof. 



Basilysis (bas-il'-is-is) [Boots, base; Mots, a loosen- 

 ing]. The breaking up of the fetal skull in crani- 

 ot< imy. 



Basilyst (bas'-il-ist) [fi&ots, abase; "Kvots, a loosen 

 ing]. An instrument for use in craniotomy, de-igned 



