medulla
noun
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Sense 1 noun
a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
Types & categories
- fat hypernym
Parts & wholes
- medullary sheath substance holonym
Related & opposite
- myelinic derivation
Sense 2 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
Types & categories
- neural structure hypernym
Parts & wholes
- brainstem part holonym
- respiratory center part meronym
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Sense 3 noun
the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
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- animal tissue hypernym
- plant tissue hypernym
- adrenal medulla hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | myelinic |
| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | medullary sheath |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | fat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | medullary |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | bulbar |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | brainstem |
| 2 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | respiratory center |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | neural structure |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | cortex |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | medullary |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant tissue |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | adrenal medulla |