bulbospinal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, pertaining to, or connecting the medulla oblongata and the spinal cord.
  2. 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.

Word forms

bulbospinal

Etymology

From bulbo- + spinal.

Derived words

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