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rostromedulla

rostromedulla noun: rostral medulla.

Noun

rostromedulla (plural rostromedullas or rostromedullae)

  1. rostral medulla
    • Glutamatergic tone exhibits a circadian burst across sleep wake states, being maximal in the orbitofrontal cortex and rostromedulla nuclei during wakefulness and REM sleep [18 ,44 ].2015 December 12, “mGlu2 Receptor Agonism, but Not Positive Allosteric Modulation, Elicits Rapid Tolerance towards Their Primary Efficacy on Sleep Measures in Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of rostromedulla

pluralrostromedullas
pluralrostromedullae

Origin of rostromedulla

From rostro- + medulla.

Questions about rostromedulla

What does rostromedulla mean?
Rostromedulla means rostral medulla.
What part of speech is rostromedulla?
Rostromedulla is a noun.
What is the plural of rostromedulla?
The plural of rostromedulla is rostromedullas.

Words near rostromedulla in the dictionary

  1. rostrolaterally
  2. rostrolateroventral
  3. rostrolatus
  4. rostromedial
  5. rostromedially
  6. rostromedulla
  7. Rostron
  8. rostronasal
  9. Rostros
  10. rostrotemporal
  11. rostrotentorial

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