Definition of Medullary ray

1. Noun. A sheet of vascular tissue separating the vascular bundles.

Exact synonyms: Vascular Ray
Generic synonyms: Vascular Tissue

Medical Definition of Medullary ray

1. The centre of the renal lobule, which has the shape of a small, steep pyramid, consisting of straight tubular parts; these may be either ascending or descending limbs of the nephronic loop or collecting tubules. Synonym: pars radiata lobuli corticalis renis, Ferrein's pyramid, processus ferreini. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Medullary Ray

medullary cavity
medullary centre
medullary chemoreceptor
medullary cone
medullary cords
medullary cystic disease
medullary cystic kidney disease
medullary folds
medullary groove
medullary laminae of thalamus
medullary layers of thalamus
medullary membrane
medullary nephrocalcinosis
medullary plate
medullary pyramid
medullary ray (current term)
medullary sarcoma
medullary sheath
medullary space
medullary spinal arteries
medullary sponge kidney
medullary stria of thalamus
medullary striae of fourth ventricle
medullary substance
medullary teniae
medullary tube
medullas
medullate
medullated
medullated nerve fiber

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