bulb : Idioms & Phrases

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artery of the penis bulb

  • noun a branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penis
    arteria bulbi penis.
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artery of the vestibule bulb

  • noun a branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibule
    arteria bulbi vestibuli.
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Bulb of a hair

  • the "root," or part whence the hair originates.
Webster 1913

Bulb of a tooth

  • the vascular and nervous papilla contained in the cavity of the tooth.
Webster 1913

Bulb of the eye

  • the eyeball.
Webster 1913

Bulb of the spinal cord

  • the medulla oblongata, often called simply bulb.
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bulb-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a bulb
    bulbous; bulblike.
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conjunctival layer of bulb

  • noun the part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior face of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea
    tunica conjunctiva bulbi; bulbar conjunctiva.
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dry-bulb thermometer

  • noun an ordinary thermometer with a dry bulb; used to measure the air temperature
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electric-light bulb

  • noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
    lightbulb; electric light; electric-light bulb; bulb; incandescent lamp.
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End bulb

  • (Anat.), one of the bulblike bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes; also called end corpuscles.
Webster 1913

flash bulb

  • noun a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
    photoflash; flashbulb; flash; flashgun; flash lamp.
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light bulb

  • noun electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity
    lightbulb; electric light; electric-light bulb; bulb; incandescent lamp.
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olfactory bulb

  • noun one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
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pseudo-bulb

Pseu"do-bulb` noun
Etymology
Pseudo- + bulb.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) An aërial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants.
Webster 1913

wet-bulb thermometer

  • noun a thermometer with a bulb that is covered with moist muslin; used in a psychrometer to measure humidity
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