hypofunctional
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
27
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a decreased function (especially of an endocrine gland)
Example Sentences
- "Support for the hypofunctional (as opposed to activated) microglia model is largely based on morphological examination of IBA1-stained microglia in autopsy samples from aged humans [ 29 – 32 ], as currently there are no specific markers that recognize only degenerating/dystrophic microglia."
Etymology
From hypo- + functional.