chemoreceptor trigger zone
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.19 in modern English
46
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An area of the medulla oblongata, located in the area postrema, that receives inputs from blood-borne drugs or hormones, and communicates with other structures in the vomiting center to initiate vomiting.
Uncountable