bulbar

[ buhl-ber, -bahr ]

/ ˈbʌl bər, -bɑr /

adjective

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

Nearby words

bulb mite, bulb of corpus spongiosum, bulb of eye, bulb of penis, bulb of vestibule, bulbar, bulbar myelitis, bulbar paralysis, bulbiferous, bulbil, bulbitis

Origin of bulbar

First recorded in 1875–80; bulb + -ar¹

Related forms

non·bul·bar, adjectivepost·bulb·ar, adjective

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Examples from the Web for bulbar

Bulbar Depression—the depression left from the bulb of percussion when a blade or flake is struck from a core.
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British Dictionary definitions for bulbar

bulbar

/ (ˈbʌlbə) /

adjective

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

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Medicine definitions for bulbar

bulbar

[ bŭl′bər, -bär′ ]

adj.

Resembling or relating to a bulb.

Relating to the rhombencephalon.