medula
See also: médula
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin medulla. Doublet of miolo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin derivative.
Noun
medula f (plural medulas)
- (uncountable) marrow (substance inside bones)
- Synonym: tutano
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /meˈdula/ [meˈð̞u.la]
- Rhymes: -ula
- Syllabification: me‧du‧la
Noun
medula f (plural medulas)
- Alternative form of médula
Derived terms
- medula espinal
- medula oblonga, medula oblongada
- medula ósea
Further reading
- “medula”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014