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Definition of Bulbar
Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026
Bulbar: Pertaining to a bulb, in medicine any rounded mass of tissue (that is shaped somewhat like a crocus or tulip bulb).
For example, the bulbar conjunctiva is that part of the conjunctiva, a clear membrane of the eye, which covers the outer rounded surface of the eye.
Bulbar can also apply to a rounded enlargement.