medullary
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Classical Latin medullāris.[1] By surface analysis, medulla + -ary.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈdʌləɹi/, /ˈmɛdəlɛɹi/, /ˈmɛd͡ʒulɛɹi/
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Adjective
medullary (not comparable)
- Relating to a medulla.
- Synonym: medullo-
- Relating to bone marrow.
- Relating to the medulla oblongata.
- Synonyms: bulbar, oblongatal
- Relating to the spinal cord.
- Relating to the renal medulla.
- Relating to pith.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to, consisting of or resembling marrow
References
- “medullary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- ^ “medullary, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.