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medulla

[ muh-duhl-uh ]

noun

, plural me·dul·las, me·dul·lae [m, uh, -, duhl, -ee].
  1. Anatomy.
    1. the marrow of the bones.
    2. the soft, marrowlike center of an organ, as the kidney or adrenal gland.
  2. Botany. the pith of plants.


medulla

/ mɪˈdʌlə /

noun

  1. anatomy
    1. the innermost part of an organ or structure
  2. botany another name for pith
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medulla

/ mĭ-dŭlə,mĭ-do̅o̅ /

, Plural medullas mĭ-dŭlē

  1. The central portion of an anatomical structure, such as the adrenal gland or the kidney.


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Derived Forms

  • meˈdullary, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of medulla1

1635–45; < Latin: marrow, pith
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Word History and Origins

Origin of medulla1

C17: from Latin: marrow, pith, probably from medius middle
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Example Sentences

There she studied how organic osmolytes protect the kidney medulla—the inner part of the kidney—from the high levels of salt there that would otherwise destroy DNA and proteins in its cells.

Medulla means “middle,” and refers to the center of the bone structure.

One of his works, his ‘Medulla Theologiæ,’ I believe, adorned the walls of the paternal study.

The actual performance of the action is then taken up by the cerebellum, medulla, and spinal ganglia.

But they were only stylized gestures leading to conditioned reflexes deep in the medulla.

Posteriorly is situated the hind-brain, now consisting of the medulla oblongata and cerebellum.

In Scyllium, however, indications appear in the hind-brain of its future division into a cerebellum and medulla oblongata.

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Med.Sc.D.medulla oblongata