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n a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers n lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) n th…

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  1. n a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers n lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata) n the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal