médula — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
médula is used for these senses in English:
- bone marrow (anatomy) The fatty vascular tissue that fills the cavities of bones, being the place where new blood cells are produced.
- marrow (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- medulla (anatomy) The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones.
- pith The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- pith The essential or vital part of something; the essence.
marrow — full definition
- noun The soft, fatty tissue inside bones that produces blood cells.
- noun A large, mild-flavoured vegetable related to squash and courgette.
- noun The essential or most important part of something.
pith — full definition
- noun The soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- noun The albedo (“whitish inner portion of the rind”) of a citrus fruit.
- noun Senses relating to humans and animals.
- noun The soft tissue inside a human or animal body or one of their organs; specifically, the spongy interior substance of a horn or the shaft of a feather.