a.; also 6 basylare. [ad. mod.L. basilāris, irreg. f. basis: see BASE sb.1] Of, pertaining to, or situated at the base, esp. at that of the skull.
1542. R. Copland, Guydon’s Quest. Cyrurg. The .vij. bone is the bone basylare … that closeth and susteyneth all the sayd bones ouer the rofe.
1782. A. Monro, Anat. Bones & Nerves, 77. Made concave for the reception … of the basilar artery.
1840. G. Ellis, Anat., 17. The basilar artery … lies on the basilar process of the occipital bone.
