pseudobulbar

pseudobulbar
Denoting a supranuclear paralysis of the bulbar nerves.

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pseu·do·bul·bar -'bəl-bər adj simulating that (as bulbar paralysis) which is caused by lesions of the medulla oblongata <\pseudobulbar paralysis>

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pseu·do·bul·bar (soo″do-bulґbər) apparently, but not really, due to a bulbar lesion.

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