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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
medulla oblongata /ˌɒblɒŋˈgɑːtə/

▶noun the continuation of the spinal cord within the skull, forming the lowest part of the brainstem.

– origin C17: mod. L., lit. ‘elongated medulla’.

'medulla oblongata' also found in these Oxford entries:

brainstem - hindbrain - nuchal - olivary - olive - pons - pyramidal

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