Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gut-brain axis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: gut-brain ax-is
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex, two-way communication network linking the central nervous system (brain) and the enteric nervous system (gut); involving neural, endocrine, immune, and microbial signals that influence mood, cognition, digestion, and stress response.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

gut-brain axes (plural)

Questions

What does gut-brain axis mean?: A complex, two-way communication network linking the central nervous system (brain) and the enteric nervous system (gut); involving neural, endocrine, immune, and microbial signals that influence mood, cognition, digestion, and stress response.

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