Dictionary of Biological Psychology
(from Latin, medulla: marrow) The term MEDULLA is a general one that refers to the inner portion of an element of tissue. Many structures have a medulla—the kidney does for example—but in neuroscience the term medulla (or the adjective medullary) invariably refers to the MEDULLA OBLONGATA.
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