bulbar

adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a bulb, especially of the medulla oblongata: bulbar poliomyelitis.

(bŭl'bər, -bär')
adj.

1. Resembling or relating to a bulb.
2. Relating to the rhombencephalon.

Pertaining to a bulb; pertaining to or involving the medulla oblongata, as bulbar paralysis.

• infectious b. necrosis — one of the several forms taken by foot abscess in sheep. See also foot abscess.
• infectious b. paralysis — see aujeszky's disease.
• b. paralysis — originates from the medulla oblongata. The pyramidal and extrapyramidal tracts pass from the midbrain through the medulla and are susceptible to damage by agents that operate in the area. Paralysis of this type has the characteristics of an upper motor lesion with muscle tone and local tendon reflexes retained.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: involving the medulla oblongata
  Pertains to noun: bulb (meaning #4)

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