Dictionary

medulla en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /məˈdʌlə/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /məˈdulə/ (US)
• (US)
• /mɛˈdʌlə/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

extramedullary · medullar · rostromedulla · renal medulla · adrenomedullin · transmedulla · medulloblastoma · medullated · medullo- · medullin · medullectomy · medullary · medulla spinalis · medullization · medullose · medullitis · medulla oblongata

Translations (23)

cmn 髓质 (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · bg сърцевина (The internal tissue of a plant) · kmr lakêşemox (the medulla oblongata) · es médula (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · hi मज्जा (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · zlw-opl drzeń (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · ru продолговатый мозг (the medulla oblongata) · pl rdzeń (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · scn miduḍḍa (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · pl rdzeń (The internal tissue of a plant) · es medula (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · pl rdzeń przedłużony (the medulla oblongata) · cmn 髓 (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · scn cori (The internal tissue of a plant) · fr moelle allongée (the medulla oblongata) · hi अस्थि मज्जा (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · hi गूदा (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · eo medolo (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · ja 髄 (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · scn miduḍḍa (the medulla oblongata) · ru медула (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · kmr kirok (the inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones) · bg продълговат мозък (the medulla oblongata)