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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord. not-comparable
2. 2
   Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration. not-comparable

Etymology

From bulbo- + spinal.

Related phrases

medulla oblongataspinal cord

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