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Medullary

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Adjective

1. medullary

containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow

2. medullary

of or relating to the medulla oblongata

3. medullary

of or relating to the medulla of any body part

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Medullary

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noun plural -las or -lae (-liː)
1. anatomy
a. 
the innermost part of an organ or structure
b.  short for medulla oblongata
2. botany another name for pith (sense 4)

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Medullary

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nounWord forms: plural meˈdullas or meˈdullae (mɪˈdʌli ; midulˈē)
1.  Anatomy
a. 
medulla oblongata
b. 
the inner substance of an organ, as of the kidney or adrenal gland
c. 
bone marrow
2.  Botany
pith (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Medullary

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n. pl. me·dul·las or me·dul·lae (-dŭlē)
1. The inner core of certain organs or body structures, such as the marrow of bone.
2. The medulla oblongata.
3. See myelin.
4. Botany
a. The pith in the stems or roots of certain plants.
b. The central portion of a thallus in certain lichens and red or brown algae.

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