médula

/ˈmeðula/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las médulas

Meaning

  1. marrow

    • Donó médula ósea.

      He donated bone marrow.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

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Portuguese

medula

medula is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "marrow."

Practice

1 What does médula mean?

2 Fill the gap: Donó ___ ósea.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches médula?

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