medullary

adjective

med·ul·lary | \ ˈme-də-ˌler-ē

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, ˈme-jə-

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; mə-ˈdə-lə-rē

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Definition of medullary

1 : of or relating to the pith of a plant

2 : of or relating to a medulla and especially the medulla oblongata

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There was only a single complete response recorded in the LOXO-292 study in a medullary thyroid cancer patients. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, "Loxo Oncology shows high tumor response rates with second genetically targeted cancer drug," 2 June 2018 The mutation is also found in 60 percent of medullary thyroid cancers. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, "Loxo Oncology shows high tumor response rates with second genetically targeted cancer drug," 2 June 2018

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medullary

adjective

med·ul·lary | \ ˈmed-ᵊl-ˌer-ē

, ˈmej-ə-ˌler-ē; mə-ˈdəl-ə-rē

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Medical Definition of medullary

1a : of or relating to the medulla of any body part or organ

b : containing, consisting of, or resembling bone marrow

c : of or relating to the medulla oblongata or the spinal cord

d : of, relating to, or formed of the dorsally located embryonic ectoderm destined to sink below the surface and become neural tissue

2 : resembling bone marrow in consistency —used of cancers

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