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oblongata

UK/ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/US/ˌɑb.lɔŋˈɡɑt.ə/

oblongata is the clipping of medulla oblongata.

Meaning of medulla oblongata

Noun

medulla oblongata

  1. The lower portion of the brain stem.
    Synonyms:
    bulb, medulla, oblongata

Forms of oblongata

pluraloblongatas
pluraloblongatae

Words formed from oblongata

Phrases with oblongata

Words that rhyme with oblongata

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Questions about oblongata

What is oblongata the clipping of?
Oblongata is the clipping of medulla oblongata.
How do you pronounce oblongata?
Oblongata is pronounced /ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/ (UK).

Words near oblongata in the dictionary

  1. Oblomovitis
  2. oblong
  3. oblong number
  4. oblong numbers
  5. oblonga
  6. oblongata
  7. oblongatal
  8. oblongatas
  9. oblongate
  10. oblongated
  11. oblongates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oblongata (page history and authors); medulla oblongata (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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