Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

von economo neuron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: von e-conomo neu-ron
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spindle neuron.

Example Sentences

"Looking at the brains of 10 superagers after they died, Rogalski said they discovered these individuals have more of a certain type of brain cell known as Von Economo neurons than average elderly individuals."

Etymology

Named for Austrian neurologist Constantin von Economo (1876–1931), who discovered them.

Inflected Forms

von Economo neurons (plural)

Questions

What does von economo neuron mean?: A spindle neuron.
Where does von economo neuron come from?: Named for Austrian neurologist Constantin von Economo (1876–1931), who discovered them.

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