oblongata

American  

[ob-lawng-gah-tuh, -long-] / ˌɒb lɔŋˈgɑ tə, -lɒŋ- /

noun

plural

oblongatas, oblongatae

1. medulla oblongata.

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Other Word Forms

• preoblongata noun

Etymology

Origin of oblongata

< New Latin: literally, oblong; see -ate ¹

Example Sentences

The library nearly resembles the shape of a brain, with the entrance being the medulla oblongata and the robust flooring as the cerebellum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023

Create a visual representation of system composed only of the cortex, the medulla oblongata, the heart and the lungs.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

As in the previous phase, the complex neuromuscular actions are controlled by the medulla oblongata.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 19.32 Autonomic Innervation of the Heart Cardioaccelerator and cardioinhibitory areas are components of the paired cardiac centers located in the medulla oblongata of the brain.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The grey matter of the medulla oblongata, which contains numerous multipolar nerve cells, is in part continuous with the grey matter of the spinal cord, and in part consists of independent masses.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various