medullary

med·ul·lary | \ ˈme-də-ˌler-ē

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How to pronounce medullary (audio)

; 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

Examples of medullary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For instance, their work hints that one of the two specimens might have preserved medullary bone, a type of bone that only ovulating females would possess. — National Geographic, "These sleek predatory dinosaurs really are teenage T. rex," 1 Jan. 2020 The diagnosis: bilateral adrenal medullary hyperplasia. — Ryan Prior, CNN, "This college dropout was bedridden for 11 years. Then he invented a surgery and cured himself," 27 July 2019 Avimaia is also thought to preserve medullary bone. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "In a first, fossil bird found with unlaid egg," 20 Mar. 2019 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.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/medullary. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.

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medullary

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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