Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ponto-geniculo-occipital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pon-to--genicu-lo-oc-cip-i-tal
IPA

33

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

9

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the pons, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the occipital cortex regions of the brain; applied to a class of phasic field potentials that are most prominent immediately before REM sleep.

Synonyms

PGO

Questions

What does ponto-geniculo-occipital mean?: Relating to the pons, the lateral geniculate nucleus, and the occipital cortex regions of the brain; applied to a class of phasic field potentials that are most prominent immediately before REM sleep.

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