What is "medulla" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does medulla mean in English? Meaning of medulla definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "medulla" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "medulla": a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

Noun

  • Meaning: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
  • Synonyms: medulla myelin myeline
  • Hypernyms: fat
  • Meaning of "medulla": lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

    Noun

  • Meaning: lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
  • Example: the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning
  • Synonyms: bulb medulla medulla oblongata
  • Hypernyms: neural structure
  • Part Holonyms: respiratory center
  • Meaning of "medulla": the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal

    Noun

  • Meaning: the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
  • Synonyms: medulla
  • Hyponyms: adrenal medulla
  • Hypernyms: animal tissue plant tissue
  • Antonyms: cortex
  • Synonyms:

    vigor, heart, substance, embodiment, meat, gist, importance, essence, soul, crux, fiber, nucleus, significance, strength, force, marrow, pulp, center, corey, sum and substance,

    Antonyms:

    enervation, lethargy, weakness, exterior, outside, periphery, insignificance, exteriority,

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    medulla in English: medulla
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