bulbar

[ buhl-ber, -bahr ]
/ ˈbʌl bər, -bɑr /

adjective

of or relating to a bulb, especially to the medulla oblongata.

Origin of bulbar

First recorded in 1875–80; bulb + -ar1

OTHER WORDS FROM bulbar

non·bul·bar, adjective post·bulb·ar, adjective

Words nearby bulbar

bulb mite, bulb of corpus spongiosum, bulb of eye, bulb of penis, bulb of vestibule, bulbar, bulbar myelitis, bulbar paralysis, bulbiferous, bulbil, bulbitis

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British Dictionary definitions for bulbar

bulbar
/ (ˈbʌlbə) /

adjective

mainly anatomy of or relating to a bulb, esp the medulla oblongata

Medical definitions for bulbar

bulbar
[ bŭl′bər, -bär′ ]

adj.

Resembling or relating to a bulb.
Relating to the rhombencephalon.