Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a bulb, especially of the medulla oblongata.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bulbous.
- In pathology, pertaining to the medulla oblongata.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining to the bulb of the spinal cord, or
medulla oblongata .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the
brainstem .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective involving the medulla oblongata
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Examples
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And it took us a while to get in and see someone because were on the road at tournaments and finally in July we had initial diagnosis of bulbar, which is this region that is effected.
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But in some burn patients, the limbus is destroyed and the cornea instead develops from cells that cover the white of the eyeball, known as the bulbar conjunctiva.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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He was rushed to City Hospital in Syracuse where a diagnosis was made, via spinal tap, of bulbar polio.
Polio 2010
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By the next morning, the worst had been confirmed: Frankie had bulbar polio, rendering him unable to breathe or swallow without mechanical assistance.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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By the next morning, the worst had been confirmed: Frankie had bulbar polio, rendering him unable to breathe or swallow without mechanical assistance.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More Jack Canfield 2009
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In the brain I cause bulbar paralysis of the respiratory muscles.
poliovirus Emma Lurie 2009
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In the brain I cause bulbar paralysis of the respiratory muscles.
Archive 2009-04-01 Emma Lurie 2009
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CHETRY: And they were saying that if the wounds are only as deep as the bulbar and they can get back into saltwater, which is much more healing, they should be OK.
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Bitot's spots: foamy white patches on bulbar conjunctive.
Chapter 10 1993
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STAGE III (dispensary) - Scarring and infiltration of the palpebral and bulbar conjunctivae and of the cornea.
Chapter 10 1993
fbharjo commented on the word bulbar
specifically, M-W (merriam webster) definition
March 10, 2011
bilby commented on the word bulbar
Th-Su this word is unavailable.
March 10, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word bulbar
It is the long weakend (weekend) of definition!
March 10, 2011