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Definition of oblongata : The medulla oblongata.

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• The vital centres in the medulla oblongata gradually become involved, and death results from paralysis of the respiratory centre. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson.
• There is sometimes unilateral or even bilateral spastic paralysis of the limbs from pressure on the medulla oblongata. - "Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.", Alexander Miles Alexis Thomson.
• The invisible power flows into the human body through the gate of the medulla oblongata. - "Autobiography of a YOGI", Paramhansa Yogananda.