a medula

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marrow Usually means bone marrow. In the expression "até a medula", it means "to the core" or "through and through".

PO: A medula está dentro dos ossos.

EN: The marrow is inside the bones.

It's going to take the marrow from my bones.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

We are Chinese too, Chinese to the core!

— Adeus, Minha Concubina (1993)

Here is the spinal cord.

— Pinóquio (2019)

He is American to the core.