pseudobulbar

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adjective

That is similar to effects related to the brainstem.

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Meanings

adjectivepseudobulbar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineThat is similar to effects related to the brainstem.

    Examination at age 52 demonstrated a pseudobulbar affect.

    2015 July 4, John L. Robinson et al., “Common neuropathological features underlie distinct clinical presentations in three siblings with hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids caused by CSF1R p.Arg782His”, in Acta Neuropathologica Communications, volume 3, →DOI

Origin

From pseudo- + bulbar.

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APA

pseudobulbar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudobulbar

MLA

“pseudobulbar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudobulbar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudobulbar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudobulbar.

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