Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cardioinhibitory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: car-dioin-hibito-ry
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

restraining or limiting the heart's action.

Example Sentences

"cardioinhibitory response"
"vagal cardioinhibitory fibers"
"cardioinhibitory centre"

Etymology

From cardio- + inhibitory.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cardio

Questions

What does cardioinhibitory mean?: restraining or limiting the heart's action.
Where does cardioinhibitory come from?: From cardio- + inhibitory.

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