yán​nǎo

medulla oblongata

  • created reference approved 延脑/延腦 → 延髓 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    延脑 / 延腦 yán​nǎo

    延髓 yán​suǐ

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 延脑/延腦 · yán​nǎo · medulla oblongata — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    延脑 / 延腦

    yán​nǎo

    medulla oblongata

    The lowest part of the brainstem, connecting the pons above to the spinal cord below; it controls vital functions like breathing and heart rate and is often called the life center.

    延 (literal) → 延 · yán · to extend 脑 (literal) → 脑/腦 · nǎo · brain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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