Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medulla spinalis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: medul-la spinalis
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Whenever, in cases of the morbus mucosus, the vent of urine is impeded, or if the urine itself is morbid in quality, the result […] is that there is a sense of heat and pain in the medulla spinalis, which is opposite to the kidneys."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin medulla spīnālis.

Usage

Obsolete

Synonyms

spinal cord

Questions

What does medulla spinalis mean?: Spinal cord.
Where does medulla spinalis come from?: Borrowed from Latin medulla spīnālis.

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