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medullary

medullary

9.4
Found in the inner part of a bone or organ, often where bone marrow is
  • adjective
  • /ˈmɛdʌləri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medular
  • Doctors often analyze the medullary tissue to understand the health of the bones and marrow.
  • medullary thyroid carcinoma
  • medullary thyroid

Examples

  • Those with specialist knowledge can join email groups established by people diagnosed with a rare cancer, such as medullary thyroid carcinoma, which have become an accessible and useful online source of information and support.

    Academic text (2012)

  • This final stage is the stage of consolidation and remodeling with the reunion of the medullary canal.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Treatment of multiple myelomas and medullary plasmacytomas is fairly standard, but such is not the case for extramedullary plasmacytomas.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Brightly echogenic renal pyramids are known to be associated with disorders such as nephrocalcinosis and medullary cystic disease.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The patient continued to have elevated calcitonin levels, and in 2004, a bilateral radical neck dissection showed 13 out of 26 lymph nodes positive for medullary thyroid carcinoma.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Defects in urine concentration and acidification processes are similar to those found in patients with medullary nephrocalcinosis from many causes, but the acidification defect is usually less pronounced than that in primary dRTA.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The medullary cavity of the bone is crucial for producing blood cells and storing fat.

  • Researchers discovered that the medullary layer of the kidney plays a key role in water regulation.

Synonyms

myeloid
vsmedullary
  • Specialized
1 9.3

Relating to cells that come from bone marrow

relates to the organ's inner part rather than to marrow cell origin
intramedullary
vsmedullary
  • Specialized
1 8.9

In the middle part of a bone or organ, in the soft marrow

relates more generally to inner parts rather than being physically inside

Compounds

medullary ray
  • Specialized
9.9

A band of cells in a stem or root that moves water and nutrients sideways

medullary sheath
  • Specialized
8.9

A thin fatty layer that covers nerve fibers and helps signals travel faster

How Central

medullary
  • Specialized
9.4
central
993 1.0
deep
332 1.0
peripheral
27 6.5
superficial
20 5.3

Surface Forms

medullary positive

Morphology

medullary = medulla (transparent) = medulla + ary

Standard adjective formation from 'medulla' to indicate relation to marrow or an organ's central part.

Etymology

Medullary comes from the Latin word medulla, which means 'marrow' or the 'inmost part', and from medius meaning 'middle'. That's why medullary is used for things related to bone marrow or to the inner cavity of a bone or organ.