Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rostroventrolateral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ros-tro-ven-tro-lat-er-al
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Both rostral and ventrolateral

Example Sentences

"Of them the nucleus paragigantocellularis (PGi) (located in the rostroventrolateral medulla, RVLM) has been suggested as one of the major brain nuclei sending excitatory (glutamatergic) afferents to LC region [20 ]."

Etymology

From rostro- + ventrolateral.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: rostro

Derived Forms

rostroventrolaterally

Questions

What does rostroventrolateral mean?: Both rostral and ventrolateral
Where does rostroventrolateral come from?: From rostro- + ventrolateral.

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