Definition of bulbar in US English:
bulbar
adjective ˈbəlbərˈbəlbərˈbəlbər
Relating to an anatomical bulb, especially the medulla oblongata.
Example sentencesExamples
- The infant with botulism becomes progressively weak, hypotonic and hyporeflexic, showing bulbar and spinal nerve abnormalities.
- The inferior palpebral part and the bulbar part are continuous along a line of reflection (inferior conjunctival fornix).
- Involvement of the cranial nerves may cause bulbar paralysis.
- These included redness in conjunctiva with prominent bulbar vessels, congestion of nasal mucosa and dermatological ailments.
- Merrill identified and located various types of bulbar respiratory neurons and identified the dorsal and ventral groups.