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bulbospinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bul-bospinal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.

adj

Of an animal: exhibiting only the reflexes that are integrated within the spinal cord and medulla oblongata, and not those from the midbrain and cortex, as a result of decerebration.

Etymology

From bulbo- + spinal.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

corticobulbospinal

Rhymes With

final vinyl spinal vaginal intestinal semifinal doctrinal quarterfinal urinal cerebrospinal transvaginal mediastinal

Questions

What does bulbospinal mean?
Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
Where does bulbospinal come from?
From bulbo- + spinal.

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