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 Word Forms

• nonbulbar adjective
• postbulbar adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bulbar¹

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

Example Sentences

His legal career was cut short, however, by a bout with bulbar polio, which left part of his face paralyzed.

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"Every week, I am rapidly declining from bulbar ALS which is caused by a mutation to my SOD1 gene," Stockman-Mauriello wrote on her change.org page when she started her campaign.

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My brother suffered the bulbar type of polio, the kind that can paralyze the circulatory and respiratory system, and his originated in the throat.

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In the first few weeks of the epidemic, 87% of those with bulbar or bulbospinal polio, in which the virus attacks the brainstem or nerves that control breathing, died.

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“All my symptoms are to do with bulbar muscles in my mouth and throat.”

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