bulbospinal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bulbo- +‎ spinal

Pronunciation[edit]

Rhymes: -aɪnəl

Adjective[edit]

bulbospinal (not comparable)

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