English → Latin
“medullary” in Latin
mĕdullārissituated in the marrowmedullabone marrow; as the subjective location of the intense inner physical sensation of a heightened emotion, such as erotic
The English word medullary itself goes back to Latin mĕdullāris.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
medullary
*in medullā: *ad medullam pertinens; or by the genitive of medulla. medullaris (Apul.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for medullary?
- The usual Latin words for “medullary” are mĕdullāris, medulla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.