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What does medullary mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or medulla
  2. (anatomy) Relating to the medulla oblongata
  3. (botany) Filled with spongy pith; pithy
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Because most medullary raphe neurons that project to motoneurons are inhibited by vagal afferents.
As it grew, this bone was replaced in the medullary cavity through processes of erosion and redeposition.
Each trochlear nerve makes its exit through the caudal tectum, immediately lateral to the frenulum of the superior medullary velum.
The glomerular tufts were shrunken or necrotic and renal medullary rays were congested.
The interfollicular area and medullary cords were heavily infiltrated by mature plasma cells with a sheetlike arrangement in some areas.
Microscopy revealed acellular laminated membranes with a germinal layer within the medullary cavity of the tibia and fibula.

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