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syringobulbia

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syringobulbia /sy·rin·go·bul·bia/ (-bul´be-ah) the presence of cavities in the medulla oblongata.
sy·rin·go·bul·bi·a (s-rngg-blb-)
n.
The abnormal presence of a fluid-filled cavity in the brainstem, analogous to syringomyelia.

syringobulbia
[si·ring′gō·bul′bē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, syrinx, tube; L, bulbus, swollen root
syringomyelia in which the cavity extends to involve the medulla oblongata. See also syringomyelia.

syringobulbia [sĭ-ring″go-bul´be-ah]
syringomyelia in which the cavity extends to involve the medulla oblongata.

syringobulbia
the presence of fluid-filled cavities in the medulla oblongata and pons.


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