oblongata

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UK/ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/US/ˌɑb.lɔŋˈɡɑt.ə/

A form of medulla oblongata — The lower portion of the brain stem.

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nounoblongata (plural oblongatas or oblongatae)

plural oblongatas · plural oblongatae

  1. abbreviationclippinganatomyClipping of medulla oblongata.

    The line separating the fuliated cerebellum proper from the OBLONGATA constituting the ventral portion of that region

    1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

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