Bolus vs Basal - What's the difference?

bolus | basal |


As nouns the difference between bolus and basal

is that bolus is a round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal while basal is any basal structure or part.

As an adjective basal is

relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.

bolus

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A round mass of something, especially of chewed food in the mouth or alimentary canal.
  • A single, large dose of a drug, especially one in that form.

    • Usage notes

    * (term) is the somewhat more common plural form of (bolus) in scholarly use.

    External links

    * (wikipedia "bolus") ----

    basal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, or forming, the base, or point of origin.
  • (chiefly, systematics) In a phylogenetic tree, being a group, or member of a group, which diverged earlier.
    • Hittite is a basal Indo-European language.
    A magnolia is a basal angiosperm.

    Derived terms

    * basal metabolism * basal reader

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) Any basal structure or part

    • See also

    * basilar * ("basal" on Wikipedia)

    Anagrams

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