Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postinhibitory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postin-hibito-ry
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Following inhibition

Example Sentences

"In the lateral pyloric motor neuron of the crustacean STG, I h is among the subthreshold ionic currents regulating burst generation, participating in the postinhibitory rebound that leads up to the next burst [14, 17 ]."

Etymology

From post- + inhibitory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postinhibitory mean?: Following inhibition
Where does postinhibitory come from?: From post- + inhibitory.

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