bulb
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- noun
- /bʌlb/
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bulbo
- But basically I would drag the suction bulb onto the mouth and squeeze out, remove the blood.
- olfactory bulb
- jugular bulb
- high jugular bulb
And the olfactory bulb has a profound influence and projections through many parts of the brain.
- And the olfactory bulb has a profound influence and projections through many parts of the brain.
Examples
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And the olfactory bulb has a profound influence and projections through many parts of the brain.
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The commonest site is the duodenal bulb, followed by the second part of the duodenum.
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Yet the rubber comes out right and that gives access to the bulb in there.
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Yet we still detect brain activity from olfactory bulbs, representing the pattern, reaction, to banana smell.
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The left carotid artery was exposed, noting calcification of the bulb of the artery.
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We visually inspected the common carotid artery, the bulb, and the internal carotid artery on both sides for the presence of plaque.
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The doctor examined the olfactory bulb to assess the patient's sense of smell.
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During the surgery, the surgeon carefully removed the calcified bulb of the carotid artery.
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The end of the catheter showed a rounded bulb designed to assist with navigation through blood vessels.
Idioms
Compounds
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A glass bulb with a thin wire that makes light when electricity passes through it
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A bulb that uses less electricity than old bulbs, for example LED bulbs
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A rounded part at the base of the brain just above the nose that helps you smell
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A small rubber device used to suck liquid from or put liquid into the nose and ear
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A thin clear layer covering the white of the eye and the front of the eyeball
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A blood vessel that supplies blood to the bulb of the penis
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A small blood vessel that carries blood to the bulb near the female genital opening
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A small tool with a bulb covered in a wet cloth used to measure humidity
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Etymology
Bulb comes from the Latin bulbus, meaning 'onion', and doctors used the word for round swellings in the body; that's why an older name for part of the brain was the 'bulb' because of its shape.