Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corticothalamocortical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cor-ti-cotha-la-m-o-cor-ti-cal
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

9

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From the cerebral cortex to the thalamus and back to the cerebral cortex.

Example Sentences

"This finding is in agreement with other studies on corticothalamocortical communication implicating the POm in information transfer to higher-order cortical areas."

Etymology

From cortico- + thalamocortical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cortico

Questions

What does corticothalamocortical mean?: From the cerebral cortex to the thalamus and back to the cerebral cortex.
Where does corticothalamocortical come from?: From cortico- + thalamocortical.

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