Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paraterminal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parater-mi-nal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Over or above a terminus.

Example Sentences

"Vacuolation was scored on a scale of 0–5 in the following brain areas: 1, dorsal medulla; 2, cerebellum; 3, midbrain; 4, hypothalamus; 5, thalamus; 6, hippocampus; 7, septal nuclei of the paraterminal body; 8 caudal cerebral cortex; and 9, rostral cerebral cortex."

Etymology

From para- + terminal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: para

Questions

What does paraterminal mean?: Over or above a terminus.
Where does paraterminal come from?: From para- + terminal.

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