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basal body
Word Origin
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
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
basal body in Medicine
basal body
n.
A cellular organelle associated with the formation of cilia and flagella and resembling the centriole in structure.
basal granule
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