Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

x organ

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: x or-gan
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cluster of neurosecretory cells located in the eyestalks of crustaceans; it acts as a primary endocrine center that synthesizes and releases hormones regulating functions like molting and growth.

Example Sentences

"In crustaceans, endocrine functions are closely tied to nervous functions. Nervous tissues that produce and release hormones are called neurosecretory tissues. X-organs are neurosecretory tissues in the eyestalks of crayfish. Associated with each X-organ is a sinus gland that accumulates and releases the secretions of the X-organ. [...] Both the X-organ and the Y-organ control ecdysis. The X-organ produces molt-inhibiting hormone, and the sinus gland releases it."

Inflected Forms

X organs (plural)

Questions

What does x organ mean?: A cluster of neurosecretory cells located in the eyestalks of crustaceans; it acts as a primary endocrine center that synthesizes and releases hormones regulating functions like molting and growth.

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