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Defenition of the word medulla

    • Defenition of the word medulla

      • the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
      • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart funtioning"
      • a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
      • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb'' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning"
      • lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

    Synonyms for the word medulla

      • bulb
      • medulla oblongata
      • myelin
      • myeline

    Meronymys for the word medulla

      • brain stem
      • brain-stem
      • brainstem
      • respiratory center

    Hyponyms for the word medulla

      • adrenal medulla

    Hypernyms for the word medulla

      • animal tissue
      • fat
      • neural structure
      • plant tissue

    Antonyms for the word medulla

      • cortex

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