MEDULLA | • medulla n. The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit. • medulla n. (Anatomy) The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones. • medulla n. (Anatomy, neuroanatomy) The medulla oblongata. |
MEDULLAE | • medullae n. Plural of medulla. • medullæ n. (Obsolete) plural of medulla. • MEDULLA n. (Latin) the central tissue in the stems of certain plants. |
MEDULLAR | • medullar adj. Alternative form of medullary. • MEDULLAR adj. consisting of or resembling marrow or pith, also MEDULLARY. |
MEDULLARY | • medullary adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla. • medullary adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the medulla oblongata. • medullary adj. (Botany) Filled with spongy pith; pithy. |
MEDULLAS | • medullas n. Plural of medulla. • MEDULLA n. (Latin) the central tissue in the stems of certain plants. |
MEDULLATE | • medullate adj. Having a medulla; medullated. • medullate adj. Composed of myelin; myelinated. • MEDULLATE adj. having medulla, also MEDULLATED. |
MEDULLATED | • medullated adj. (Anatomy) Myelinated. • medullated adj. (Anatomy) Having a medulla. • MEDULLATED adj. having medulla, also MEDULLATE. |
MEDULLOBLASTOMA | • medulloblastoma n. (Oncology) A malignant type of brain tumour that originates in the cerebellum. • MEDULLOBLASTOMA n. a malignant tumor of the central nervous system arising in the cerebellum esp. in children. |
MEDUSA | • medusa n. A jellyfish; specifically (zoology), a non-polyp form of individual cnidarians, consisting of a gelatinous… • Medusa prop.n. (Greek mythology) The youngest and only mortal of the three gorgon sisters, killed by Perseus. • Medusa prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the phylum Cnidaria – diverse jellyfishes, now assigned to numerous other genera. |
MEDUSAE | • medusae n. Plural of medusa. • medusæ n. (Obsolete) plural of medusa. • MEDUSA n. (Latin) a jellyfish, also MEDUSAN, MEDUSOID. |
MEDUSAL | • medusal adj. Of or pertaining to medusas (jellyfish). • MEDUSAL adj. relating to a medusa, a kind of jellyfish. |
MEDUSAN | • medusan adj. (Zoology) Relating to the medusas. • Medusan adj. (Greek mythology) Of or relating to Medusa. • MEDUSAN n. a jellyfish, also MEDUSA, MEDUSOID. |
MEDUSANS | • MEDUSAN n. a jellyfish, also MEDUSA, MEDUSOID. |
MEDUSAS | • medusas n. Plural of medusa. • MEDUSA n. (Latin) a jellyfish, also MEDUSAN, MEDUSOID. |
MEDUSIFORM | • medusiform adj. (Zoology) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure. • MEDUSIFORM adj. resembling a jellyfish. |
MEDUSOID | • medusoid n. Jellyfish. • medusoid adj. Having the shape of a jellyfish. • MEDUSOID n. a jellyfish, also MEDUSA, MEDUSAN. |
MEDUSOIDS | • medusoids n. Plural of medusoid. • MEDUSOID n. a jellyfish, also MEDUSA, MEDUSAN. |