Basal
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'''Basal''' is a term with several scientific meanings:
*A [[Basal (phylogenetics)|basal clade]] is one which forms an outgroup to a larger clade. As such the term is relative.
*[[Basal (medicine)]] refers to a type of insulin dosing.
*The [[basal ganglia]] are a region of the brain.
*The [[basal lamina]] is the surface on which epithelial cells are attached.
*An [[anatomical terms of location|anatomical term of location]], for features associated with the base of an organism or structure, such as the end of a [[sponge]] that adheres to its [[substrate (marine biology)|substrate]].
other meanings:
*[[Basal, Hungary|Basal]], a village in [[Hungary]]
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[[hu:Bazális]]