Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tuberomammillary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tubero-mam-mil-lary
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling tubers and/or nipples

Example Sentences

"It has been hypothesized that the cholinergic BF, histaminergic tuberomammillary nucleus, and noradrenergic locus ceruleus neurons are key links in the circuit regulating arousal [28 ]."

Etymology

From tubero- + mammillary.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tubero

Phrases

tuberomammillary nucleus

Questions

What does tuberomammillary mean?: Resembling tubers and/or nipples
Where does tuberomammillary come from?: From tubero- + mammillary.

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