Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extralemniscal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tralem-nis-cal
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In addition to the lemniscal (system) (deals with cruder levels of touch and pressure, pain and temperature)

Example Sentences

"In the extralemniscal pathway, the ventral tier of VPM projects mainly to L4 and L6 [67 ] in the secondary somatosensory cortex (S2)."

Etymology

From extra- + lemniscal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

What does extralemniscal mean?: In addition to the lemniscal (system) (deals with cruder levels of touch and pressure, pain and temperature)
Where does extralemniscal come from?: From extra- + lemniscal.

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