BULBAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bulbar mean? 

• BULBAR (adjective)
  The adjective BULBAR has 1 sense:

1. involving the medulla oblongata

  Familiarity information: BULBAR used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BULBAR (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Involving the medulla oblongata

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

bulbar paralysis

Pertainym:

bulb (lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; ('bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata))

Derivation:

bulb (lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; ('bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata))

 Context examples 

There is relative sparing of extraocular and bulbar muscles.

(Lambert Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A thin, transparent tissue divided into the palpebral conjunctiva (covering the inner side of the eye lid) and the bulbar conjunctiva (covering the eyeball).

(Conjunctiva, NCI Thesaurus)

A thin, transparent mucous membrane that covers the posterior surface of lids (palpebral conjunctiva) and the outer surface of the sclera (bulbar conjunctiva).

(Murine Conjunctiva, NCI Thesaurus)

An annular transitional zone, approximately 1 mm wide, between the cornea and the bulbar conjunctiva and sclera.

(Corneoscleral Limbus, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)