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Synonyms for medulla

Most common

myelin myeline marrow pith

All synonyms

Noun

1. Myelin

myelin, myeline

Other

pith, marrow, bulb dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit.

Forms

Plural
medullae → myelins, myelines, piths, marrows…

Example sentences

  • marrow Mesenchymal stem cells are found in the bone marrow.
  • pith We need to discuss the pith of the matter.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
medullafalling
myelinsteady
myelinefalling
marrowsteady
pithfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bulb1, pith1
6 letters
marrow2, myelin3
7 letters
myeline

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (marrow2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
moelle allongée