bulbospinal

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English

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Etymology

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From bulbo- +‎ spinal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bulbospinal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
  2. 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.

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