Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sympathoinhibitory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sym-pa-thoin-hibito-ry
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That inhibits the sympathetic nervous system

Example Sentences

"The current studies strongly suggest the PVN as the locus of the observed actions of central Gαi 2 proteins, however future microinjection studies, designed to down-regulate Gαi 2 proteins site-specifically within the PVN are required to definitively establish the PVN as a brain site in which Gαi 2 protein pathways act to produce sympathoinhibitory influences on the renal handling of sodium and water to counter the development of salt-sensitive hypertension."

Etymology

From sympatho- + inhibitory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: sympatho

Inflected Forms

more sympathoinhibitory (comparative) most sympathoinhibitory (superlative)

Questions

What does sympathoinhibitory mean?: That inhibits the sympathetic nervous system
Where does sympathoinhibitory come from?: From sympatho- + inhibitory.

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