bulbar

[ buhl-ber, -bahr ]

adjective

1. of or relating to a bulb, especially to the medulla oblongata.

bulbar

/ ˈbʌlbə /

adjective

1. anatomy of or relating to a bulb, esp the medulla oblongata

Other Words From

• non·bulbar adjective
• post·bulbar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulbar¹

First recorded in 1875–80; bulb + -ar ¹

Example Sentences

In our view, however, they are simply spasms provoked by irritation on the centrifugal path of a reflex bulbar arc.

From Project Gutenberg

Bulbar Depression—the depression left from the bulb of percussion when a blade or flake is struck from a core.

From Project Gutenberg

The appropriate movements constitute the spontaneous reaction to afferent impulses; they are simple bulbar reflexes.

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