| medulla |
myelin: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers medulla oblongata: 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" the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
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| medulla oblongata |
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"
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| medulla spinalis |
spinal cord: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
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| medullated nerve fiber |
a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin
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| medullary |
containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow of or relating to the medulla oblongata
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