medulla oblongata

the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus

involving the medulla oblongata

(`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) n a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans

(`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) n the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal