medulla

See also: médulla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medulla (“pith, marrow”), perhaps from medius (“middle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məˈdʌlə/, /mɛdʌlə/, [məˈdɐlə], [mɛˈdɐlə]

• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈdulə/, [məˈdʉɫə]

• Audio (US):

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Noun

medulla (plural medullas or medullae or medullæ)

1. The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit.
2. (anatomy) The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones.
3. (anatomy, neuroanatomy) The medulla oblongata.
4. (botany) The internal tissue of a plant.

Derived terms

• adrenomedullin
• medulla oblongata
• medullar
• medullary
• medullated
• medullectomy
• medullitis
• medullization
• medulloblastoma
• renal medulla
• rostromedulla
• transmedulla

Translations

the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones

Chinese: Mandarin: 髓质 (zh) (suǐzhì), 髓 (zh) (suǐ) Esperanto: medolo sg Japanese: 髄 (ja) (zui) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kirok (ku) f Old Polish: drzeń m Russian: медула (ru) (medula) Spanish: médula (es) f

the medulla oblongata

Bulgarian: продълговат мозък m (prodǎlgovat mozǎk) French: moelle allongée (fr) f Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: lakêşemox m Polish: rdzeń przedłużony m Russian: продолговатый мозг (prodolgovatyj mozg)

The internal tissue of a plant

Bulgarian: сърцевина (bg) f (sǎrcevina)

Interlingua

Noun

medulla (plural medullas)

1. medulla