MEDULLA


Meaning of MEDULLA in English

/meuh dul"euh/ , n. , pl. medullas, medullae /-dul"ee/ .

1. Anat.

a. the marrow of the bones.

b. the soft, marrowlike center of an organ, as the kidney or adrenal gland.

c. See medulla oblongata .

2. Bot. the pith of plants.

[ 1635-45; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .