Medulla 538771 206479083 2008-04-18T12:41:39Z Belovedfreak 2684294 cleanup per [[MOS:DAB]] '''Medulla''' refers to the middle of something, and derives from the [[Latin]] word for '[[marrow]]' (the Latin equivalent of the Greek stem ''myelo''). In medicine it refers to either [[bone marrow]], the [[spinal cord]], or more generally, the middle part of a structure (as opposed to the [[Cortex (anatomy)|cortex]]). Examples of its use include: * the [[medulla oblongata]], a part of the brain stem * the [[renal medulla]], a part of the kidney * the [[adrenal medulla]], a part of the adrenal gland * [[medulla ossea]], the marrow inside the bone * [[medulla spinalis]], another term for spinal cord * [[Medulla of ovary]] Non-medical uses of the term include: * ''[[Medúlla]]'', a 2004 music album by Icelandic singer Björk. * [[Medulla, Florida]], a U.S. city * [[Las Médulas]], Ancient Roman gold mines in León, Spain, UNESCO World Heritage Site. * Medula the Deviant, [[Marvel Comics]] character * ''[[Medulla Grammatice]]'' or ''Medulla Grammaticae'', a fifteenth-century Latin-Middle English dictionary {{disambig}} [[de:Medulla]] [[fr:Cerveau (homonymie)]] [[gl:Medula]] [[ru:Мозг (значения)]]