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oblongata

[ ob-lawng-gah-tuh, -long- ]
/ ˌɒb lɔŋË?gÉ‘ tÉ™, -lÉ’Å‹- /
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noun, plural ob·long·a·tas, ob·long·a·tae [ob-lawng-gah-tee, -long-]. /ˌɒb lɔŋË?gÉ‘ ti, -lÉ’Å‹-/.
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Origin of oblongata

<New Latin: literally, oblong; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM oblongata

pre·ob·lon·ga·ta, noun, plural pre·ob·lon·ga·tas, pre·ob·lon·ga·tae.
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Medical definitions for oblongata

oblongata
[ ŏb′lŏng-gÄ?′tÉ™, -gä′tÉ™ ]

n.
The medulla oblongata.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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