Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrotrapezoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retro-trape-zoid
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.

Example Sentences

"Orexin A activates retrotrapezoid neurons in mice."
"Apart from the pre-Botzinger complex principally involved in controlling inspiratory motor activity, the retrotrapezoid-parafacial respiratory group (RTN/pFRG) appears to play at least a modulatory role and may be a conditional oscillator that controls active expiration."
"The pFRG partially overlaps in the retrotrapezoid nucleus (RTN), which was originally identified in adult cats and rats."

Etymology

From retro- + trapezoid, in reference to the location of the retrotrapezoid nucleus relative to the trapezoid body.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: retro

Questions

What does retrotrapezoid mean?: Pertaining to the retrotrapezoid nucleus; parafacial.
Where does retrotrapezoid come from?: From retro- + trapezoid, in reference to the location of the retrotrapezoid nucleus relative to the trapezoid body.

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