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medulla
Overview of noun medulla
The noun medulla has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. myelin, myeline, medulla -- (a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers)
2. medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb -- (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")
3. medulla -- (the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun medulla
3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
=> fat
=> lipid, lipide, lipoid
=> macromolecule, supermolecule
=> molecule
=> unit, building block
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> organic compound
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
=> neural structure
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
medulla
=> animal tissue
=> tissue
=> body part
=> part, piece
=> thing
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> plant tissue
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun medulla
1 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 3
medulla
=> adrenal medulla
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun medulla
3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
=> fat
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
=> neural structure
Sense 3
medulla
=> animal tissue
=> plant tissue
Antonyms of noun medulla
1 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 3
medulla
Antonym of cortex (Sense 2)
=>cortex
Member Holonyms of noun medulla
Substance Holonyms of noun medulla
1 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
SUBSTANCE OF: medullary sheath, myelin sheath
Part Holonyms of noun medulla
1 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
PART OF: brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
Member Meronyms of noun medulla
Substance Meronyms of noun medulla
Part Meronyms of noun medulla
1 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
HAS PART: respiratory center
Meronyms of noun medulla
1 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
HAS PART: respiratory center
Holonyms of noun medulla
2 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
SUBSTANCE OF: medullary sheath, myelin sheath
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
PART OF: brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
Attributes of noun medulla
Derived Forms of noun medulla
2 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
RELATED TO>(adj) medullary#2
=> medullary
Sense 3
medulla
RELATED TO>(adj) medullary#3
=> medullary
Domain of noun medulla
Domain Terms of noun medulla
Familiarity of noun medulla
medulla used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun medulla
3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
> fat
=> edible fat
=> animal fat
=> cocoa butter
=> leaf fat, leaf lard
=> myelin, myeline, medulla
=> polyunsaturated fat
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
> neural structure
=> mamillary body, mammillary body, corpus mamillare
=> ganglion
=> reflex arc
=> center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
=> hemisphere, cerebral hemisphere
=> pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe
=> olfactory bulb
=> brain, encephalon
=> neencephalon, neoencephalon
=> paleencephalon, paleoencephalon, palaeencephalon
=> cerebellum
=> cerebellar hemisphere
=> vermis, vermis cerebelli
=> paleocerebellum
=> cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex
=> geniculate body
=> cerebrum
=> medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
=> forebrain, prosencephalon
=> hippocampus
=> cingulate gyrus, gyrus cinguli
=> telencephalon
=> diencephalon, interbrain, betweenbrain, thalmencephalon
=> limbic system, visceral brain, limbic brain
=> subthalamus
=> thalamus
=> hypothalamus
=> midbrain, mesencephalon
=> substantia nigra, nucleus niger, locus niger
=> hindbrain, rhombencephalon
=> myelencephalon
=> pons, pons Varolii
=> brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
=> nucleus
=> radiation
=> spinal cord, medulla spinalis
=> autonomic nervous system, ANS
Sense 3
medulla
> animal tissue
=> chalaza
=> embryonic tissue
=> coronet
=> epithelium, epithelial tissue
=> flesh
=> capillary bed
=> parenchyma
=> interstitial tissue
=> adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue
=> connective tissue
=> lymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue
=> cartilage, gristle
=> erectile tissue
=> muscle, muscular tissue
=> fibrous tissue
=> nervous tissue, nerve tissue
=> gingiva, gum
=> flap
=> membrane, tissue layer
=> cortex
=> medulla
=> matrix
=> graft, transplant
=> stroma
> plant tissue
=> interstitial tissue
=> fibrous tissue
=> cortex
=> medulla
=> perisperm
=> stroma
=> stroma
=> pulp, flesh
=> pith
=> parenchyma
=> lignum
=> vascular tissue
=> pseudophloem
=> gall
=> meristem
=> skin, rind, peel
Meronyms of noun medulla
3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
=> fat
HAS SUBSTANCE: triglyceride
HAS PART: glyceride, acylglycerol
=> lipid, lipide, lipoid
=> macromolecule, supermolecule
=> molecule
HAS PART: chain, chemical chain
HAS PART: atom
HAS PART: elementary particle, fundamental particle
HAS PART: nucleus
HAS PART: nucleon
HAS PART: group, radical, chemical group
=> unit, building block
HAS PART: part, piece
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
HAS PART: respiratory center
=> neural structure
=> structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
Sense 3
medulla
=> animal tissue
=> tissue
=> body part
HAS PART: corpus
=> plant tissue
=> plant part, plant structure
=> natural object
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun medulla
2 of 3 senses of medulla
Sense 1
myelin, myeline, medulla
SUBSTANCE OF: medullary sheath, myelin sheath
Sense 2
medulla oblongata, medulla, bulb
PART OF: brainstem, brain-stem, brain stem
PART OF: brain, encephalon
PART OF: head, caput
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
PART OF: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
PART OF: central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale
PART OF: nervous system, systema nervosum
PART OF: body, organic structure, physical structure
Grep of noun medulla
adrenal medulla
medulla
medulla oblongata
medulla spinalis
medullary ray
medullary sheath
medullated nerve fiber
Grep of adj medulla
medullary
medullated
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