Definition of Medulla spinalis

1. Noun. A major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region.


Medical Definition of Medulla spinalis

1. Elongated, approximately cylindrical part of the central nervous system of vertebrates that lies in the vertebral canal and from which the spinal nerves emerge. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Medulla Spinalis

medullated nerve fibre
medullation
medulla glandulae suprarenalis
medulla nodi lymphatici
medulla oblongata
medulla oblongata
medulla of adrenal gland
medulla of hair shaft
medulla of kidney
medulla of lymph node
medulla ossium
medulla ossium flava
medulla ossium rubra
medulla renalis
medulla spinalis (current term)
medulla spinalis (current term)
medullectomy
medullin
medullization
medullo-
medulloarthritis
medulloblastoma
medulloblastoma
medullocell
medulloepithelioma
medullomyoblastoma
medusa
medusa
medusa's head
medusae

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