basal placentation. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Does the term basal tear excite your sympathy, or reflex tear ignite a shower of certain understanding?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Because it's fast-acting, it can't provide the long action of insulin known as basal insulin. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
The third type of skin cancer is know as basal cell carcinoma and is the most common of all forms of cancer. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Throughout the day, the pump sends small amounts of insulin into my body and this is called my basal insulin. From Wordnik.com. Reference
With the help of our wonderful specialist nurse, Jake switched to this regime, called basal bolus, just before. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
If you are someone who exercises regularly, you're going to increase what's known as your basal metabolic rate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2005] Reference
The movement of ice over the ground in most temperate glaciers is enhanced by a process known as basal sliding. From Wordnik.com. [Glacier] Reference
Brenner say the most likely risk from the airport scanners is a common type of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma. From Wordnik.com. [I.N.N. World Report] Reference
Redwood City, Calif., pertains to a small group of people with a rare condition called basal cell nevus syndrome (BCVS). From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Using a special thermometer, called a basal thermometer, even very small changes in temperature can be measured and charted. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
A gene associated with a slow-growing form of skin cancer called basal-cell carcinoma was far more dangerous when inherited from the father. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
It is actually part of a group of nuclei called the basal nuclei or basal ganglia that are involved in motion and a whole lot of other stuff. From Wordnik.com. [Brain Blogger] Reference
Parkinson's is a disease that mainly affects dopamine levels in a brain area known as the basal ganglia, which is important for motor control. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
Like many other tissues in the body, prostate tissue is made up of several different kinds of cells, including a class called basal stem cells. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Science News Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, Articles and Book Reviews] Reference
It is known that people with that particular strain are more at risk of getting a skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma - but were not sure why. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Two tend not to metastasize and are known as basal and squamous cell carcinoma, and are often referred to collectively as nonmelanoma skin cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Potential impacts of direct mechanisms of climate change on human health in the Arctic] Reference
Among these, 77. 1% (27/35) were defined as basal-like by immunostaining specific for the established surrogate markers cytokeratin (CK) 5/6 and/or EGFR. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
They may be free or attached at one (the "basal") end. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Successful mapping of genetic traits also could help identify the types of oil palms that are susceptible to diseases such as basal stem rot, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Malaysia Maps Oil-Palm Genome in a Bid to Increase Production] Reference
Many researchers have taken to using the term "basal" instead of "primitive" as more phylogenetically acceptable. From Wordnik.com. [Myrmecos Blog] Reference
As you journey through the pluses/minuses of the various "basal" insulins, you do not have as an option Beef Ultralente. From Wordnik.com. [The Diabetes Blog] Reference
Samples of the "basal" cells taken from healthy human prostate tissue triggered cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems. From Wordnik.com. [icNewcastle] Reference
In contrast, in other hyperproliferative disorders, such as basal cell carcinoma, sAC staining was similar to normal human skin. From Wordnik.com. [Naturejobs - All Jobs] Reference
It is known that people with that particular strain are more at risk of getting a skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma? "but were not sure why. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
Caenorhabditis elegans worms slow in the presence of food; this 'basal' slowing is triggered by dopaminergic mechanosensory neurons that detect bacteria. From Wordnik.com. [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference
"basal" turtles, from the late Triassic, and the aquatic "crown-group" turtles of the late Jurassic. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
I always struggled with so-called basal insulins. From Wordnik.com. [Discussion Forum - TuDiabetes] Reference
Cognition he found his basal feature in Extension. From Wordnik.com. [Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge] Reference
Stolon any basal branch which is disposed to root, 5. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference
The cleavage is perfect and parallel to the basal plane. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones] Reference
Why not a basal cell carcinoma on her forearm, just to scare her?. From Wordnik.com. [Walking To Gibraltar, Chapter 11: In Which An Accusation Is Debated] Reference
Squamous-cell carcinoma is several notches higher than basal on the Scary Cancer Scale. From Wordnik.com. [That Little Freckle Could Be A Time Bomb] Reference
Bill too had a brush with cancer: he had a basal cell carcinoma removed from his back in 2001. From Wordnik.com. [Close to Home] Reference
But the only concession I made after my basal-cell diagnosis was to cover my face as I sunbathed in secret. From Wordnik.com. [That Little Freckle Could Be A Time Bomb] Reference
An important character is the perfect micaceous cleavage parallel to the basal plane, on which plane the lustre is pearly. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon"] Reference
The proboscis-gut occurs as an outgrowth from the anterior dorsal wall of the collar-gut, and extends forward into the basal. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Abdomen: a snow-white band at the basal margin of the second, third, and fourth segments, the bands continued beneath, but narrower. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology] Reference
There are technical terms for the second and third: thermogenesis, and resting energy expenditure (sometimes referred to as basal metabolic rate). From Wordnik.com. [David Katz, M.D.: Understanding the Physics of Weight Loss] Reference
He also had a cancerous mole cut out in 1999 and has had several basal cell carcinomas, the most common and easily treated form of skin cancer, removed. From Wordnik.com. [Close to Home] Reference
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