Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypogyration

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-p-ogy-ra-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abnormally low numbers of gyri in the cerebral cortex.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"All the infants had global hypogyration of the cerebral cortex that was severe (only the Sylvian fissure was obviously present) in 78% of the infants."

Etymology

From hypo- + gyration.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hypo

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

gyrification

Questions

What does hypogyration mean?: Abnormally low numbers of gyri in the cerebral cortex.
Where does hypogyration come from?: From hypo- + gyration.

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