medulla

American  

[muh-duhl-uh] / məˈdʌl ə /

noun

plural

medullas, medullae

1. Anatomy.

   1. the marrow of the bones.

   2. the soft, marrowlike center of an organ, as the kidney or adrenal gland.

   3. medulla oblongata.

2. Botany. the pith of plants.

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medulla British  

/ mɪˈdʌlə /

noun

1. anatomy

   1. the innermost part of an organ or structure

   2. short for medulla oblongata

2. botany another name for pith

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medulla Scientific  

/ mĭ-dŭl′ə,mĭ-do̅o̅′lə /

plural

medullas

1. See medulla oblongata

2. The central portion of an anatomical structure, such as the adrenal gland or the kidney.

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Other Word Forms

• medullary
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of medulla

1635–45; < Latin: marrow, pith

Example Sentences

The lead single from Medulla, an album constructed almost entirely from vocals, hits a glorious sweet spot between experimentation and commerciality.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2019

Albums such as Medulla and Biophilia were impressive conceptual and technical coups, but felt more like gallery installations than music that urgently wanted to inhabit its listeners’ lives.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2015

Back in Port of Spain, at the Medulla Art Gallery — where a funky exhibition commemorating Trinidad’s 50th anniversary of independence was on display — I met three chocolatiers.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2012

Diana Dew, 23, wears spurs, subsists on brown rice, and has a boy friend called Medulla Oblongata who blows oud for an acid-rock combo known as the Gurus.

From Time Magazine Archive

You would understand if you knew him, Mrs. Medulla.

From Bee and Butterfly A Tale of Two Cousins by Madison, Lucy Foster