bulb

n.

1. a globe-shaped structure, such as the olfactory bulb.

2. an obsolete name for the medulla oblongata.

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May 9th 2024

contraception

contraception

n. any method intended to prevent conception, that is, the natural fertilization of the female ovum by the male spermatozoa. See birth control. —contraceptive n., adj.