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a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe" a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure electric lamp consisting of a glass bulb containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb'' is an old term for medulla oblongata); "the medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it contains centers controlling breathing and heart functioning" |
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