WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ob•long•a•ta
(ob′lông gä′tə, -long-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tas, -tae (-tē).USA pronunciation
- See medulla oblongata.
- Neo-Latin: literally, oblong; see -ate1
'oblongata' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brainstem
- cerebellum
- medulla
- medulla oblongata
- rhombencephalon
- bulb
- bulbar
- hindbrain
- medullary
- myelencephalon
- olivary body
- restiform body