the innermost part of an organ or structure - short for medulla oblongata
- another name for
pith 4
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me•dul•la /məˈdʌlə/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -dul•las, -dul•lae
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- Anatomythe lowest or hindmost part of the brain of humans and of animals with backbones.
me•dul•la
(mə dul′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dul•las, -dul•lae
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(-dul′ē).USA pronunciation
- Anatomy
- the marrow of the bones.
- the soft, marrowlike center of an organ, as the kidney or adrenal gland.
- See medulla oblongata.
- Botanythe pith of plants.
- Latin: marrow, pith
- 1635–45
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'medulla' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adrenal gland
- adrenaline
- brainstem
- bulb
- bulbar
- cerebellum
- epinephrine
- hindbrain
- loop of Henle
- medulla oblongata
- medullary
- myelencephalon
- noradrenaline
- oblongata
- olivary body
- pheochromocytoma
- pith
- pons
- restiform body
- rhombencephalon