medulla

medulla is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Marrow; pith; hence, essence. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Marrow; pith; hence, essence.
2. noun. The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.
3. noun. A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.
4. noun. the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
5. 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"

   Synonyms: bulb

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

   Synonyms: myelin, myeline

Synonyms

bulb, myelin, myeline

Common word forms

medullas, medullation

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