Med"ly (?), v. t. See Medle. Johnson.
||Mé`doc" (?), n. [Cf. Mayduke.] A class of claret wines, including
||several varieties, from the district of Médoc in the department of
||Gironde.
Med"re*gal (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Bonito, 3.
Med"rick (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoöl.) A species of gull or
tern. [Prov.] Lowell.
Me*dul"la (?), n. [L.] 1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] Milton.
2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of an organ
or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance, of the kidney;
specifically, the medula oblongata.
3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of
a plant; pith.
||Medulla oblongata. [L., oblong medulla] (Anat.), the posterior part
||of the brain connected with the spinal cord. It includes all the
||hindbrain except the cerebellum and pons, and from it a large part of
||the cranial nerves arise. It controls very largely respiration,
||circulation, swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital
||part of the brain; -- called also bulb of the spinal cord. See Brain.
Me*dul"lar (?), a. See Medullary.
Med"ul*la*ry (?), a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow: cf. F.
médullaire.] 1. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or
resembling, marrow or medulla. (b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata.