medulla
The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit.
Other meanings
The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones.
The medulla oblongata.
Synonyms
- bulb
A kind of
- neural structure
Related words
- adrenomedullin
- extramedullary
- medullated
- medullectomy
- medullitis
- medullization
- rostromedulla
- transmedulla
- medulla oblongata
- medullar
- medullary
- medulloblastoma
Word history
From Latin "medulla" (pith, marrow).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “medulla” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.