Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corticomesencephalic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-ti-comes-en-cephal-ic
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the cerebral cortex and mesencephalon.

Example Sentences

"DLPFC (grey region) innervates VTA nuclei (pink) located in the midbrain through corticomesencephalic glutamatergic projections (red)."

Etymology

From cortico- + mesencephalic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cortico

Questions

What does corticomesencephalic mean?: Relating to the cerebral cortex and mesencephalon.
Where does corticomesencephalic come from?: From cortico- + mesencephalic.

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