basal disk

noun Anatomy.

the flattened basal surface by which coelenterate polyps attach to the substrate.

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a granular metamorphic rock.
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Also called pedal disk.

Words nearby basal disk

basal body, basal cell, basal cell carcinoma, basal cell nevus, basal conglomerate, basal disk, basal ganglia, basal ganglion, basal granule, basal joint reflex, basal lamina
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