medulla oblongata
Americannoun
-
medulla oblongatas,
plural
-
medullae oblongatae
plural
noun
-
medulla oblongatas
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of medulla oblongata
1670–80; < New Latin: the long medulla
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The library nearly resembles the shape of a brain, with the entrance being the medulla oblongata and the robust flooring as the cerebellum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Create a visual representation of system composed only of the cortex, the medulla oblongata, the heart and the lungs.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Figure 19.32 Autonomic Innervation of the Heart Cardioaccelerator and cardioinhibitory areas are components of the paired cardiac centers located in the medulla oblongata of the brain.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Changes in the pH of CSF affect the respiratory center in the medulla oblongata, which can directly modulate breathing rate to bring the pH back into the normal range.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
A vertical section of the cerebrum, cerebellum, and medulla oblongata, showing the relation of the cranial nerves at their origin.
From A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) by Calvin Cutter
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
