Bulbar

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to, or having the form of a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata. not-comparable

    "When she began to have trouble breathing, a sign of severe bulbar polio, she was taken by ambulance to another hospital."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving the medulla oblongata wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
bulbalmedullaryoblongatal

Example

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"When she began to have trouble breathing, a sign of severe bulbar polio, she was taken by ambulance to another hospital."

Etymology

From bulb + -ar.

Related phrases

bulbar conjunctivapseudobulbar affectmedulla oblongata

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