• n.
    ⦿lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (‘bulb’ is an old term for medulla oblongata)
    lexical concept
  • the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:bulb
  2. enl:medulla
  3. enl:medulla oblongata
wn:interlingual indexili:i65818

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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • bulbmedullamedulla oblongata
  • medulla oblongata