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med·ul·lary | \ ˈme-də-ˌler-ē 
, ˈme-jə- ; mə-ˈdə-lə-rē \
, ˈme-jə- ; mə-ˈdə-lə-rē \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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Recent Examples on the Web The diagnosis: bilateral adrenal medullary hyperplasia.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Adam Feuerstein, STAT, "Loxo Oncology shows high tumor response rates with second genetically targeted cancer drug," 2 June 2018
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medullary
adjectivemed·ul·lary | \ ˈmed-ᵊl-ˌer-ē , ˈmej-ə-ˌler-ē; mə-ˈdəl-ə-rē \
, ˈmej-ə-ˌler-ē; mə-ˈdəl-ə-rē \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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