rostromedulla

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noun

rostral medulla

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Meanings

nounrostromedulla (plural rostromedullas or rostromedullae)

plural rostromedullas · plural rostromedullae

  1. rostral medulla

    Glutamatergic tone exhibits a circadian burst across sleep wake states, being maximal in the orbitofrontal cortex and rostromedulla nuclei during wakefulness and REM sleep [18 ,44 ].

    2015 December 12, “mGlu2 Receptor Agonism, but Not Positive Allosteric Modulation, Elicits Rapid Tolerance towards Their Primary Efficacy on Sleep Measures in Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From rostro- + medulla.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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