MEDULLARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does medullary mean? 

• MEDULLARY (adjective)
  The adjective MEDULLARY has 3 senses:

1. containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow

2. of or relating to the medulla oblongata

3. of or relating to the medulla of any body part

  Familiarity information: MEDULLARY used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MEDULLARY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Containing or consisting of or resembling bone marrow

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

marrow (the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to the medulla oblongata

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

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

Sense 3

Meaning:

Of or relating to the medulla of any body part

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

medulla (the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal)

Derivation:

medulla (the inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal)

 Context examples 

A low grade osteosarcoma arising from the medullary portion of the bone.

(Low Grade Central Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A medullary thyroid gland carcinoma inherited through an autosomal dominant mode.

(Hereditary Thyroid Gland Medullary Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell lining the medullary cavity of bone.

(Endosteal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

The tumor arises from the medullary portion of the bone.

(Childhood Conventional Osteosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Dextromethorphan shows high affinity binding to several regions of the brain, including the medullary cough center.

(Dextromethorphan, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

People with all subtypes of MEN2 syndrome have an increased risk of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.

(MEN2 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

People with all subtypes of multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2 have an increased risk of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.

(Multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 2, NCI Dictionary)

It is considered a precursor of hereditary medullary thyroid gland carcinoma, and it is associated with mutations of the RET gene.

(Neoplastic C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Some examples of neuroendocrine tumors are carcinoid tumors, islet cell tumors, medullary thyroid carcinomas, pheochromocytomas, and neuroendocrine carcinomas of the skin (Merkel cell cancer).

(Neuroendocrine Neoplasm, NCI Dictionary)

Patients develop medullary thyroid carcinomas and numerous neural defects including neuromas.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B, NCI Thesaurus)