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Medulla vs Tractotomy - What's the difference?

medulla | tractotomy |

As nouns the difference between medulla and tractotomy

is that medulla is the soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit while tractotomy is the surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain.

medulla

English

Noun

  • The soft inner part of something, especially the pith of a fruit.
  • (anatomy) The inner substance of various organs and structures, especially the marrow of bones.
  • (anatomy) The medulla oblongata.
  • (botany) The internal tissue of a plant.

    • Derived terms

    * medullar * medullary * medulloblastoma ----

    tractotomy

    English

    Noun

    (tractotomies)
  • (surgery) The surgical excision of nerve tracts in the medulla of the brain