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bulbar

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bul·bar  (blbr, -bär)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a bulb, especially of the medulla oblongata: bulbar poliomyelitis.

bulbar [ˈbʌlbə]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Chiefly anatomy of or relating to a bulb, esp the medulla oblongata
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Adj.1.bulbar - involving the medulla oblongata; "bulbar paralysis"


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