medulla - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal

Synonyms

• medulla

More generic

• animal tissue
• plant tissue

Opposite / Antonyms

• cortex

More specific

• adrenal medulla

Noun

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

Synonyms

• bulb
• medulla
• medulla oblongata

More generic

• neural structure

Related

• respiratory center

Related

• brain stem
• brain-stem
• brainstem

Noun

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

Synonyms

• medulla
• myelin
• myeline

More generic

• fat

Related

• medullary sheath
• myelin sheath

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