transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌä-ˌblȯŋ-ˈgä-tə ]
noun
( plural medulla oblongatas or medullae ob·lon·ga·tae -ˈgä-tē, -ˌtī)
Etymology: New Latin, literally, oblong medulla
Date: 1668
: the part of the vertebrate brain that is continuous posteriorly with the spinal cord and that contains the centers controlling involuntary vital functions — see brain illustration