Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bihippocampal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bi-hip-pocam-pal
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

relating to both hippocampi of the brain

Example Sentences

"In the anterior-posterior commissure orientation, bilateral ROIs were drawn in the caudate nucleus (caput), anterior and posterior part of the putamen, thalamus (each drawn in three consecutive planes), and midbrain; and in the bihippocampal orientation, in the superior and middle temporal gyrus (as well as in their isolated leading parts), inferior temporal gyrus, temporal pole (in three consecutive planes), inferior parietal lobule (in two planes), parahippocampal gyrus and hippocampus."

Etymology

From bi- + hippocampal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: bi

Questions

What does bihippocampal mean?: relating to both hippocampi of the brain
Where does bihippocampal come from?: From bi- + hippocampal.

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