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noun Cell Biology.
a cylindrical organelle, within the cytoplasm of flagellated and ciliated cells, that contains microtubules and forms the base of a flagellum or cilium: identical in internal structure to a centriole.
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Origin of basal body
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby basal body
Barzun, B.A.S., basad, basal, basal anaesthesia, basal body, basal cell, basal cell carcinoma, basal conglomerate, basal disk, basal ganglia
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How to use basal body in a sentence
Natural Cycles is a popular fertility-tracking app that relies on an algorithm that calculates the days of the month a woman is likely to be fertile based on basal body temperature readings and menstrual cycle data.