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Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin medulla. Doublet of meollo, inherited from a Vulgar Latin derivative.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmedula/
- Rhymes: -edula
- Syllabification: mé‧du‧la
Noun
médula f (plural médulas)
- (anatomy) marrow
- Synonyms: tuétano, meollo, sustancia, caracú
- (anatomy) medulla
- (botany) pith
- Synonym: tuétano
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