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Definition: OBLONGATA |
OBLONGATANoun1. The medulla oblongata. |
Etymology: Oblongata \Ob`lon*ga"ta\, noun. [New Latin]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: OBLONGATA |
| English words defined with "OBLONGATA": brain stem, brainstem, bulb, bulbar ♦ cerebellum ♦ hindbrain ♦ medulla, medulla oblongata, medullary, myelencephalon ♦ Oblongatal, Olivary body ♦ pons, pons Varolii, Postoblongata, Preoblongata ♦ respiratory center, Restiform, rhombencephalon ♦ Vasomotor center. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "OBLONGATA": BRAIN ♦ Raphe Nuclei ♦ Solitary Nucleus. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "OBLONGATA": Postoblongata, Preoblongata. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | And by the way, Mama alligators are ornery because of their medulla oblongata! (The Waterboy; writing credit: Tim Herlihy; Adam Sandler) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
Expression using "OBLONGATA": medulla oblongata. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
medulla oblongata | 52 |
medula oblongata | 3 |
function medulla oblongata | 2 |
oblongata | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "OBLONGATA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | oblongata (medulla, medulla oblongata), pars ventralis medullae oblongatae (ventral part of the medulla oblongata), pars dorsalis medullae oblogatae (dorsal part of the medulla oblongata), funiculus lateralis medullae oblongatae (lateral white column of medulla oblongata), funiculus gracilis medullae oblongatae (fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus gracilis of medulla oblongata), funiculus cuneatus medullae oblongatae (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), foramen caecum medullae oblongatae (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | oblongata (medulla, medulla oblongata), foramen van Vicq d'Azyr (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), foramen caecum posterius (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), foramen caecum medullae oblongatae (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), foramen caecum fissurae medianae (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), fissura mediana anterior (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), fissura longitudinalis anterior (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | sillon médian antérieur du bulbe (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), partie ventrale du bulbe rachidien (ventral part of the medulla oblongata), partie interne du cordon postérieur du bulbe (fasciculus gracilis of medulla oblongata), partie externe du cordon postérieur du bulbe (fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), partie dorsale du bulbe rachidien (dorsal part of the medulla oblongata), moelle allongée (medulla oblongata), foramen caecum inférieur (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), cordon latéral du bulbe (lateral white column of medulla oblongata), bulbe rachidien (medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Oblongata (medulla, medulla oblongata), Funiculus cuneatus medullae oblongatae (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), Fasciculus cuneatus (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), Fasciculus gracilis (fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus gracilis of medulla oblongata), Fasciculus lateralis (lateral white column of medulla oblongata, lateral white column of spinal cord), Fissura longitudinalis anterior (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), Fissura mediana anterior medullae oblongatae (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), Fissura mediana ventralis (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), Foramen caecum fissurae medianae (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), Burdach Strang (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), Foramen caecum posterius (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), Pars ventralis medullae oblongatae (ventral part of the medulla oblongata), Funiculus gracilis medullae oblongatae (fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus gracilis of medulla oblongata), Funiculus lateralis medullae oblongatae (lateral white column of medulla oblongata), Funiculus olivaris (lateral white column of medulla oblongata), Funiculus Rolandi (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), Pars dorsalis medullae oblongatae (dorsal part of the medulla oblongata), Pars lateralis fasciculi dorsalis (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), Pars medialis fasciculi dorsalis (fasciculus gracilis, fasciculus gracilis of medulla oblongata), Foramen caecum medullae oblongatae (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κοιλιακή μοίρα του προμήκους μυελού (ventral part of the medulla oblongata), ραχιαία μοίρα του προμήκη μυελού (dorsal part of the medulla oblongata), μέσο τυφλό τρήμα του προμήκους (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), πρόσθια μέση αύλακα του προμήκους μυελού (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | midollo allungato (medulla, medulla oblongata), fessura mediana anteriore del bulbo (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), bulbo spinale (medulla, medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | oblongataay porção dorsal do bolbo raquidiano (dorsal part of the medulla oblongata), parte ventral do bolbo raquidiano (ventral part of the medulla oblongata), fissura mediana anterior do bulbo (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), buraco cego do bolbo raquidiano (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), bolbo raquidiano (medulla, medulla oblongata). (various references) parte ventral del vulvo raquídeo (ventral part of the medulla oblongata), parte dorsal del bulbo raquídeo (dorsal part of the medulla oblongata), foramen ciego inferior (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), foramen ciego de la médula oblongata (foramen caecum of medulla oblongata, foramen cecum of medulla oblongata), fasciculus cuneatus (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), fascículo de Burdach (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), fascículo cuneiforme (fasciculus cuneatus, fasciculus cuneatus of medulla oblongata), cisura mediana anterior de la médula oblongada (anterior median fissure of medulla oblongata), bulbo raquídeo (bulb). (various references) förlängda märgen (medulla oblongata). (various references) soğan ilik (medulla oblongata), beynin omuriliğe bitişik kısmı (medulla oblongata). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"OBLONGATA" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Olonga. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "OBLONGATA" (pronounced 'Ob`lon*ga"ta'): Abranchiata, Albata, Amanita, Amniota, Amrita, Annellata, Annulata, Anotta, Anta, Aorta, Aplacentata, Appendiculata, Aprocta, Argonauta, Arista, Articulata, Atlanta, Avesta, Bafta, Ballista, Baryta, Basta, Battuta, Berretta, beta, Bonetta, Brachiata, Burletta, Cantata, Carromata, Catallacta, Caudata, Cephalata, Charta, Chiretta, Chordata, Cicuta, Ciliata, Cirrobranchiata, Coaita, Codetta, Comedietta, Costa, Cotta, Craniota, Crusta, Cryptobranchiata, Cuesta, Decacerata, Deciduata. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-g-l-n-o-o-t" | |
-1 letter: longboat. | |
-2 letters: bologna. | |
-3 letters: agonal, analog, atonal, gaboon, galoot, lagoon, oblong. | |
-4 letters: aboon, alang, alant, along, banal, baton, bloat, bogan, bongo, gloat, goban, lagan, logan, natal, notal, tabla, taboo, talon, tango, tolan, tonal, tonga. | |
-5 letters: agon, alan, alba, alga, alto, anal, anga, anoa, anta, baal, bang, blat, blot, boat, bola, bolo, bolt, bong, boon, boot. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-g-l-n-o-o-t" | |
+3 letters: geobotanical. | |
+4 letters: collaborating, globalization. | |
+5 letters: globalizations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 42 4C 4F 4E 47 41 54 41 |
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