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bulbar

[buhl-ber, -bahr]
adjective
  1. of or relating to a bulb, especially to the medulla oblongata.
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Origin of bulbar

First recorded in 1875–80; bulb + -ar1
Related formsnon·bul·bar, adjectivepost·bulb·ar, adjective
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Examples from the Web for bulbar

Historical Examples

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

    Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types

    James W. Cambron

British Dictionary definitions for bulbar

bulbar

adjective
  1. mainly anatomy of or relating to a bulb, esp the medulla oblongata
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bulbar in Medicine

bulbar

(bŭl′bər, -bär′)
adj.
  1. Resembling or relating to a bulb.
  2. Relating to the rhombencephalon.
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