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oblongata

SYN: medulla o.. [L. fem. of oblongatus, from oblongus, rather long]

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ob·lon·ga·ta .äb-.lȯŋ-'gät-ə n, pl -tas or -tae -ē MEDULLA OBLONGATA

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ob·lon·ga·ta (ob″long-gahґtə) [L.] oblong, sometimes used informally to refer to the medulla oblongata.

Medical dictionary. 2011.