medulla

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The nerves within the parasympathetic nervous system that coordinate sneezing feed into a part of our brainstem known as the medulla oblongata.

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  1. noun The inner core of certain organs or body structures, such as the marrow of bone.
  2. noun The medulla oblongata.
  3. noun See myelin.
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  • The medulla is a canal running through the middle of a strand of some types of hair. —  The Coffin Dancer
  • In humans, the medulla is either nonexistent or fragmented. —  The Coffin Dancer
  • The medulla is the principal entrance for the body's supply of universal life force (AUM), and is directly connected with man's power of will, concentrated in the seventh or Christ Consciousness center (KUTASTHA) in the third eye between the eyebrows. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • If the medulla was to be found to be deeply embedded, Ommaya would have to cut into blood-carrying vessels and hemorrhages would obscure his vision. —  Pak Tea House
  • The nerves within the parasympathetic nervous system that coordinate sneezing feed into a part of our brainstem known as the medulla oblongata. —  New Scientist - Online News
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  1. Middle English, from Latin, perhaps alteration (influenced by medius, middle; see medial) of *merulla.

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  1. = French médulle = Spanish medula = Portuguese medulla = Italian medolla, midolla, from Latin medulla, marrow, pith, kernel, from medius, middle: see medium.
 

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