Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesocortical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meso-cor-ti-cal
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.

Example Sentences

"“The mesocortical, mesolimbic, and nigrostriatal dopamine pathways are what the call the reward pathways, all right? They’re the ones that activate when we’re expecting or receiving a reward.”"

Etymology

From meso- + cortical.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meso

Questions

What does mesocortical mean?: Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
Where does mesocortical come from?: From meso- + cortical.

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