Meaning

1 senses

  1. The lower portion of the brain stem.

    продолгова́тый мозгprodolgovátyj mozg

    довга́стий мо́зокdovhástyj mózok

More definitions
  • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata)

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Central nervous system consists of brain, cerebellum, medulla oblongata and spinal cord.

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Translations

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Українська
By meaning 1
lower portion of the brainstem:
Русский
By meaning 1
lower portion of the brainstem:

Origin

From New Latin medulla (“inner part, marrow, pith”) and New Latin oblongata (“elongated, o

From New Latin medulla (“inner part, marrow, pith”) and New Latin oblongata (“elongated, oblong”).

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Forms

plural: medulla oblongatas

Synonyms

3 synonyms
bulbA2medullaoblongata
Close in meaning
  • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata):medullabulb

See also

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