medulla
(mĕ-dŭl′ă)
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(mĕ-dul′ă)
(mĕ-dŭl′ē″)
(mĕ-dŭl′ī″)
pl. medullae [L. medulla, marrow, pith]
SEE: 1. Marrow (1).
2. In anatomy, the innermost or central portion of an organ in contrast to the cortex.
3. The caudal segment of the hindbrain.
SYN: SEE: medulla oblongata; SEE: bulb (2)
4. The medulla ossium.
medullary (med′ŭl-er″ē)
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Medulla." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744365/all/medulla.
Medulla. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744365/all/medulla. Accessed December 13, 2024.
Medulla. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744365/all/medulla
Medulla [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 13]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/744365/all/medulla.
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