Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colliculoretinal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: col-licu-loreti-nal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

relating to the colliculus and the retina

Example Sentences

"Indeed, for its colliculoretinal transport, BDNF needs to bind to its receptor in order to be internalized into a transport vesicle."

Etymology

From colliculo- + retinal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: colliculo

Rhymes With

retinal subretinal vitreoretinal epiretinal extraretinal chorioretinal intraretinal cilioretinal tapetoretinal hemiretinal preretinal cerebroretinal

Questions

What does colliculoretinal mean?: relating to the colliculus and the retina
Where does colliculoretinal come from?: From colliculo- + retinal.

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