BASIOTRIBE

n. Ba/si?-o-trib, From ders, a base, and rpi- Bew, to crush. Fr., basiotribe. It., basiatribo. An instrument devised by Tarnier for breaking up the base of the foetal cranium in the operation of cephalotripsy; consisting of a heavy perforator Fr., basio-. determines the consistence and other neral characters of the product. [A, 825; L, 104.|—Basi affix us. BasIFIxEn. — B. cerebri. The inferior surface of the brain.— B. cord is. The base of the heart; the broad upper part of the organ. [L, 115, 119.]—B. cor onæ radiate. The upper portion of the crus cerebri at the point where the radiation of fibres termed the corona radiata begins. [I, 17; K.]—B. corp or is striati. A term aplied by Berenger to the anterior extremity of the corpus striatum. fs;.J—B. cranii. Fr., base du crâne. Ger., Schädelgrund, Schddelbasis, The lower portion of the skull. [A, 322.]—B. eranii extern a. Ger., du ere Schddelbasis. The exterior of the base of the skull. [L, 175.]—B. cranii intern a. Ger., innere Schädel basis, The inner surface of the base of the skull, comprising the anterior, middle, and terior fo æ. [L, 175.]—B. des Hirnschenkels (Ger.). See CrusTA.—B. fornicis. See FORNIX. —B. infundibuli. See TvBER cinereum—B. linguæ. Ger. Zungenwurzel, Zungengrund. The base of the tongue; the broad lower portion which is attached to the hyoid bone and the thyreoid cartilage. [A, 322; L, 80, 175.]—B. mandibulæ, B. maxillæ inferior is. The body, or horizontal portion, of the inferior maxilla. [L, 175.]—B. nas i. Ger., Nasengrund. The base of the nose. (L, 115.)—B. orbitæ. The anterior aperture of the orbit. [L, 175.|— B. patellæ. The upper edge of the patella. [L, 175.)—B. ped is, The sole of the foot. [Hippo crates (L, 94).]—B. pedunculi cerebri, B. pedunculorum [Reil]. See Crusta and Crus cerebri.— B. prostate, B. prostatic a. The base of the prostate gland; that portion which rests upon the rectum. {L, 115.]--B. rostri. Of Schultz, an o eous nodule Ving between the bones of Bertin in the human embryo. [L, 115,]-B. sacri. The thick upper portion of the sacrum. — [L, 44.}—B. seapule. Fr., base de l’omoplate, ‘The inner (vertebral) border of the scapula. (L, 44, 115.]—B.-substance. See under SUBSTANCE.—B. vesicw urinariæ. Ger., far ene rna rund. The base, fioor, or bas-fond of the bladder., 115. Baëz'i?sh. See Basic and BASAL. BAS I SOLUTE, adj. Ba?s-i?s’o-lu%t. Lat., basisolutus (from basis, a base, and solvere, to loosen). Fr., basisoluté. In botany, prolonged at the base beyond the point of origin (said of leaves).