medulla oblongata

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medulla oblongata

/məˈdʌlə ˌɒblɒŋˈɡɑːtə/
/məˈdulə ˌɑblɑŋˈɡɑtə/ US

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From New Latin medulla (“inner part, marrow, pith”) and New Latin oblongata (“elongated, oblong”).

noun

The lower portion of the brain stem.
Similar: bulb, medulla, oblongata

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noun lower portion of the brainstem

Español	médula oblonga, médula oblongada, bulbo raquídeo
한국어	숨뇌 sumnoe, 연수 yeonsu
日本語	延髄 enzui
中文	延腦 /延脑 yánnǎo, 延髓 yánsuǐ
Ελληνικά	προμήκης μυελός promíkis myelós, μυελεγκέφαλος myelegkéfalos
Русский	продолгова́тый мозг prodolgovátyj mozg
Tiếng Việt	hành não
العربية	نُخَاع مُسْتَطِيل nuḵāʕ mustaṭīl, بَصَلَة سِيسَائِيَّة

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@misc{medulla_oblongata_2026,
  title = {medulla oblongata},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/medulla%20oblongata},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}