Usually means: Origin structure for cilia, flagella.
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  1. basal body: Merriam-Webster
  2. basal body: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. basal body: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. basal body: Wiktionary
  5. basal body: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. basal body: Dictionary.com
  7. Basal body: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. basal body: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  4. basal body: Medical dictionary

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  1. On-Line Biology Book: GLOSSARY (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (basal body)

noun:  (biology) A cellular organelle, similar to a centriole, associated with the formation of cilia and flagella.

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