médula

See also: medula

Spanish

Alternative forms

• medula

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin medulla. Doublet of meollo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin derivative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmedula/ [ˈme.ð̞u.la]
• Rhymes: -edula
• Syllabification: mé‧du‧la

Noun

médula f (plural médulas)

1. (anatomy) marrow

   Synonyms: tuétano, meollo, sustancia, caracú

2. (anatomy) medulla
3. (botany) pith

   Synonym: tuétano

Derived terms

• hasta la médula
• médula espinal
• médula oblonga, médula oblongada
• médula ósea

Related terms

• medular

 

Further reading

• “médula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28