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medulla oblongata definition

medulla ob·lon·gata (äb′läŋ gät′ə, -lôŋ-; -gāt′ə)

the widening continuation of the spinal cord, forming the lowest part of the brain and containing nerve centers that control breathing, circulation, etc.

Etymology: ModL, oblong medulla

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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