postoblongata

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noun

The posterior part of the medulla oblongata.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounpostoblongata (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralanatomyThe posterior part of the medulla oblongata.

    postoblongata optic nerve

    1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

Origin

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