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View synonyms for medulla
medulla
[ muh-duhl-uh ]
noun
, plural me·dul·las, me·dul·lae [m, uh, -, duhl, -ee].
- Anatomy.
- the marrow of the bones.
- the soft, marrowlike center of an organ, as the kidney or adrenal gland.
- Botany. the pith of plants.
medulla
/ mɪˈdʌlə /
noun
- anatomy
- the innermost part of an organ or structure
- short for medulla oblongata
- botany another name for pith
medulla
/ mĭ-dŭl′ə,mĭ-do̅o̅′lə /
, Plural medullas mĭ-dŭl′ē
- The central portion of an anatomical structure, such as the adrenal gland or the kidney.
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Derived Forms
- meˈdullary, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of medulla1
1635–45; < Latin: marrow, pith
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Word History and Origins
Origin of medulla1
C17: from Latin: marrow, pith, probably from medius middle
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Example Sentences
One of his works, his ‘Medulla Theologiæ,’ I believe, adorned the walls of the paternal study.
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The actual performance of the action is then taken up by the cerebellum, medulla, and spinal ganglia.
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But they were only stylized gestures leading to conditioned reflexes deep in the medulla.
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Posteriorly is situated the hind-brain, now consisting of the medulla oblongata and cerebellum.
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In Scyllium, however, indications appear in the hind-brain of its future division into a cerebellum and medulla oblongata.
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