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colliculothalamocortical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
col-licu-lotha-la-m-o-cor-ti-cal
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
9
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In mammals, utilising the neural pathway for retinal information that runs from the retina, through the superior colliculus, to the thalamus, and thence to the visual cortex.

Etymology

From colliculo- + thalamocortical.

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Questions

What does colliculothalamocortical mean?
In mammals, utilising the neural pathway for retinal information that runs from the retina, through the superior colliculus, to the thalamus, and thence to the visual cortex.
Where does colliculothalamocortical come from?
From colliculo- + thalamocortical.

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