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Definition of: medullary rays
1. Anat. Extensions of the tubules of the kidney into the cortical substance.
2. Bot. The vertical bands or plates of cellular (parenchymatous) tissue, proceeding from the pith to the surface, and characteristic of the species of exogenous plants.
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