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postoblongata

postoblongata noun: the posterior part of the medulla oblongata.

Noun

postoblongata (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The posterior part of the medulla oblongata.
    • postoblongata optic nerve1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums

Origin of postoblongata

From post- + oblongata.

Questions about postoblongata

What does postoblongata mean?
Postoblongata means the posterior part of the medulla oblongata.
What part of speech is postoblongata?
Postoblongata is a noun.

Words near postoblongata in the dictionary

  1. postnuptial agreement
  2. postnuptial agreements
  3. postnuptially
  4. postobese
  5. postobituary
  6. postoblongata
  7. postobservation
  8. postobservations
  9. postobstructive
  10. postoccipital
  11. postocclusion

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