Medulla — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers

lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛdʌlə/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛdʌlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛdʌlə/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɛdʌlə/.

Examples

the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

medulla oblongata myelin myeline bulb

Antonyms

cortex

Parts of Speech

noun	a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
noun	lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) “the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning”
noun	the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal

Word Forms

myelinic	adjective	of or relating to the substance that forms a sheath around the axon of some nerve fibers
medullary	adjective	of or relating to the medulla oblongata
bulbar	adjective	involving the medulla oblongata

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mark

eine weiße Fettsubstanz, die eine Markscheide um den Achsenzylinder einiger Nervenfasern bildet

🇫🇷French

moelle

une substance grasse blanche qui forme une gaine médullaire autour de l'axe cylindre de certaines fibres nerveuses

🇪🇸Spanish

médula

Sustancia grasa blanca que forma una vaina medular alrededor del cilindro axial de algunas fibras nerviosas.

🇮🇹Italian

midollo

sostanza grassa bianca che forma una guaina midollare attorno all'asse cilindro di alcune fibre nervose

🇳🇱Dutch

merg

een witte vettige substantie die een medullaire omhulling vormt rond de ascilinder van sommige zenuwvezels

🇵🇹Portuguese

medula

uma substância gordurosa branca que forma uma bainha medular ao redor do eixo cilíndrico de algumas fibras nervosas

🇷🇺Russian

мозговое вещество

белое жирное вещество, образующее мозговую оболочку вокруг осевого цилиндра некоторых нервных волокон.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मज्जा

एक सफेद वसायुक्त पदार्थ जो कुछ तंत्रिका तंतुओं के अक्ष सिलेंडर के चारों ओर एक मज्जा आवरण बनाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মেডুলা

একটি সাদা চর্বিযুক্ত পদার্থ যা কিছু স্নায়ু তন্তুর অক্ষ সিলিন্ডারের চারপাশে একটি মেডুলারি খাপ তৈরি করে

🇮🇳Tamil

மெடுல்லா

சில நரம்பு இழைகளின் அச்சு உருளையைச் சுற்றி ஒரு மெடுல்லரி உறையை உருவாக்கும் ஒரு வெள்ளை கொழுப்புப் பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెడుల్లా

కొన్ని నరాల ఫైబర్స్ యొక్క అక్షం సిలిండర్ చుట్టూ మెడల్లరీ కోశం ఏర్పడే తెల్లటి కొవ్వు పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

मज्जा

एक पांढरा फॅटी पदार्थ जो काही मज्जातंतू तंतूंच्या अक्षाच्या सिलेंडरभोवती एक मेड्युलरी आवरण बनवतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેડ્યુલા

એક સફેદ ચરબીયુક્ત પદાર્થ જે કેટલાક ચેતા તંતુઓના અક્ષ સિલિન્ડરની આસપાસ મેડ્યુલરી આવરણ બનાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆಡುಲ್ಲಾ

ಕೆಲವು ನರ ನಾರುಗಳ ಅಕ್ಷದ ಸಿಲಿಂಡರ್ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಮೆಡುಲ್ಲರಿ ಪೊರೆಯನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸುವ ಬಿಳಿ ಕೊಬ್ಬಿನ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെഡുള്ള

ചില നാഡി നാരുകളുടെ അച്ചുതണ്ട് സിലിണ്ടറിന് ചുറ്റും ഒരു മെഡല്ലറി കവചം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഒരു വെളുത്ത കൊഴുപ്പ് പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੇਡੁੱਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਚਿੱਟਾ ਚਰਬੀ ਵਾਲਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਤੰਤੂ ਤੰਤੂਆਂ ਦੇ ਧੁਰੇ ਦੇ ਸਿਲੰਡਰ ਦੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਇੱਕ ਮੈਡਲਰੀ ਸੀਥ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

میڈولا

ایک سفید چکنائی والا مادہ جو کچھ اعصابی ریشوں کے محور سلنڈر کے گرد ایک میڈولری میان بناتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

髓质

一种白色脂肪物质，在某些神经纤维的轴圆柱体周围形成髓鞘

🇯🇵Japanese

延髄

一部の神経線維の軸円筒の周囲に髄鞘を形成する白い脂肪物質

🇰🇷Korean

골수

일부 신경 섬유의 축 원통 주위에 수질 껍질을 형성하는 흰색 지방 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tủy

một chất béo màu trắng tạo thành vỏ tủy quanh trụ trục của một số sợi thần kinh

🇹🇭Thai

ไขกระดูก

สารไขมันสีขาวที่สร้างปลอกไขกระดูกรอบกระบอกแกนของเส้นใยประสาทบางชนิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sumsum belakang

zat lemak putih yang membentuk selubung meduler di sekitar silinder sumbu beberapa serabut saraf

🇲🇾Malay

medula

bahan berlemak putih yang membentuk sarung medula di sekeliling silinder paksi beberapa gentian saraf

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النخاع

مادة دهنية بيضاء تشكل غلافاً نخاعياً حول الأسطوانة المحورية لبعض الألياف العصبية

🇮🇷Persian

مدولا

یک ماده چرب سفید رنگ که یک غلاف مدولاری حول استوانه محور برخی رشته های عصبی تشکیل می دهد.

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָשָׁד

חומר שומני לבן היוצר מעטפת מדולרית סביב גליל הציר של כמה סיבי עצב

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The primary meaning of 'medulla' is 'a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers'.

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Using 'medulla' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'medulla' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'medulla' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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