oblongata

[ob-lawng-gah-tuh, -long-]

noun, plural ob·long·a·tas, ob·long·a·tae

[ob-lawng-gah-tee, -long-] /ˌɒb lɔŋˈgɑ ti, -lɒŋ-/.

medulla oblongata.

Origin of oblongata

< New Latin: literally, oblong; see -ate¹

Related formspre·ob·lon·ga·ta, noun, plural pre·ob·lon·ga·tas, pre·ob·lon·ga·tae.

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oblongata in Medicine

oblongata

[ŏb′lŏng-gā′tə, -gä′tə]

n.

The medulla oblongata.

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