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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: medulla (0.00757 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to medulla.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: medulla
sumsum belakang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: medulla
medulla
n 1: a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around
the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers [syn:
myelin,
myeline]
2: 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” [syn:
medulla oblongata,
bulb]
3: the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
[ant:
cortex]
[also:
medullae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Medulla
Medulla
\Me*dul"la\, n. [L.]
1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.
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2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of
an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,
of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.
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3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or
branch of a plant; pith.
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4. See
medulla oblongata.
[PJC]
Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the
posterior part of the brain connected with the spinal
cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum
and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves
arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,
swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital
part of the brain; -- called also
bulb of the spinal cord
. See
Brain.
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